tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post5601838274772195409..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Re-EntryAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-58842636244603960312019-01-10T13:32:26.624-05:002019-01-10T13:32:26.624-05:00To thine own self be true!To thine own self be true!WQRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-2591352289693552932019-01-08T14:08:45.291-05:002019-01-08T14:08:45.291-05:00Sorry, thought I had.
http://towerofzenopus.blog...Sorry, thought I had. <br /><br />http://towerofzenopus.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-star-trek-model-of-campaign-design.html?m=1Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-12139864877709512952019-01-06T16:03:04.815-05:002019-01-06T16:03:04.815-05:00Adam, do you have a link to the post by Lord Black...Adam, do you have a link to the post by Lord Blacksteel?Jay Exonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336829684749993354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-74421643807345564732019-01-06T16:02:41.469-05:002019-01-06T16:02:41.469-05:00Glad to see you back at it Adam! I myself have bee...Glad to see you back at it Adam! I myself have been eyeing the ol' blog again. Might be time to jump back in! <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing more from Barkley! Jay Exonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336829684749993354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-42863219502653118052019-01-05T21:17:25.440-05:002019-01-05T21:17:25.440-05:00Thanks Teresa, both for the pep talk and for askin...Thanks Teresa, both for the pep talk and for asking for my advice. That's actually really flattering. It means a lot.<br /><br />I'd be happy to discuss it with you in more detail but here's a few basic suggestions and notes:<br /><br />First, running Star Trek with Star Trek fans isn't hard at all. It just flows as everyone will pretty much be thinking of and following the same mental images and head canon. Unless they like Star Trek Discovery and everyone else at the table has taste. There is really no helping STD people.<br /><br />If your players are casual fans...that's fine too. Avoid creating adventures that require someone to have watched the show. Basically, don't base things on specific bits of Trek lore. Keep it more Science Fiction-y and less Star Trek-y. The Star Trek-ness will come from things like the PC's ship, the command structure and PCs' species, equipment they're familiar with, etc. Even a casual fan knows what a phaser, communicator, and tricorder is. <br /><br />Star Trek is rife with names and terms that have made it into the greater pop culture awareness. Everyone knows 'Beam Me Up, Scotty'. A Star Trek fan knows Kirk never said that. That doesn't stop the bulk of the people from understanding what the transporter does.<br /><br />Lastly, read Lord Blacksteel's amazing post 'The Star Trek Model of Campaign Design'. It's freakin' fantastic! So many good points and elements to be aware of. <br /><br />I have some good posts on the subject of Star Trek gaming if I do say so myself, with the best ones being earlier in this blog's history. <br /><br />Good luck and please let me know how it goes!Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-90989366372979408552019-01-05T20:14:59.483-05:002019-01-05T20:14:59.483-05:00Welcome Back!
Ive always tried to GM from the &qu...Welcome Back!<br /><br />Ive always tried to GM from the "Build it and they will come" perspective.<br /><br />When running a game I try to do it from my learned strengths as a GM. Try to be flexible to my players but true to my strengths first. Confidence (not arrogance) is a must. <br />My rambling point: Stick to your core. Go with what you know and add/subtract what works or doesn't to your game as a GM. As a player I appreciate GM consistency.<br /><br />Also, I want your advice. I want to run a TNG era Star Trek game. I am a huge ST fan and most of my group are casual fans. Im twisting my brain trying to figure out how to do it right. Trek can tricky. Never ran it before. But no stranger to running Science Fiction genre.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213481870704579199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-88480893313883956152019-01-04T11:24:21.189-05:002019-01-04T11:24:21.189-05:00I appreciate what you're saying but I work rea...I appreciate what you're saying but I work really hard to keep my brain spongy. To be clear what I mean is I make an effort to avoid becoming inflexible. <br /><br />I want to take all I've learned and add that flair I once had back into the mix. As I noted above, it really shouldn't be that hard. What I need to do it do it my way and hope people like it as opposed to doing what they might want me to do and hoping I like it. <br /><br />I gotta be me. :)Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-42288563678251872412019-01-04T00:22:48.839-05:002019-01-04T00:22:48.839-05:00As you get older your brain changes. It’s no longe...As you get older your brain changes. It’s no longer as spongy and plastic as it used to be. Your game mastering skills change. Not deteriorate necessarily, but you develop different ways to compensate for what you lost. <br /><br />Don’t sweat it. You are probably still great. Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.com