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The Dark Crystal RPG is based off the 1982 film The Dark Crystal and uses GURPS (4th Edition) as its base system.
If you haven’t seen the movie you need to.
Please note, that this game is not limited to that of the movie, but is also being updated to combine any and all information regarding the universe of The Dark Crystal.
With all of that said, let’s first begin with the Outline…
Greg Christopher
I don’t know that I consider myself in the industry yet. I am in the hobby. I love the hobby. I kinda hate the business aspects of it and that’s why I have been trying to avoid them for as long as possible. But I started making games because I am a tinkerer. I was really into video game modding for a while. But by the time I could get a game to the point that I enjoyed it, I had lost my joy for it.
Is your gaming space off balance?
So, as stated before, you need to have a place (in-person or remotely) for playing your RPG of choice.
Obviously, if you want to game, you game anywhere you want. In fact, if you’re having fun in the most terrible of playing conditions, then more power to ya’. You’re already doing something right! :-)
However, if you’ve noticed that things could be a little better, then maybe it’s not exactly what you or your players are doing. Sometimes where you play can have its own psychological effects to the game.
I’m sure you’ll realize that, just like with all my tips for you – these are given with love, generosity and humor.
Quit putting your game in a box.
You don’t need races. You don’t need classes. You don’t need miniatures.
If you think that you do need these things then no doubt you are playing a gaming system that requires these mechanics in order for it to work properly. I’m going to tell you though. The system’s wrong.
Think with me for a moment - What is role playing?
It’s pretend.
You: Come on man! I need my miniatures! And how the heck am I going to play my elven rogue without a race or a class?
The RPG Guy: Settle down, friend. Settle down. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s look at this whole role playing game thing in more detail.
Have you ever asked yourself, what is it that I absolutely need to play a role playing game?
If you have or you haven’t, I’m sure you realize now that role playing without its pants on isn’t as glorious as you may have thought it was. Yup – it’s kind of a game.
First let’s ask this: Why is it important to know the necessities of an RPG?
Let me quote musician Alvin Lee.
I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don’t take the time to learn the basics.
If you don’t know the basics, you don’t have a basis to which you can build on.
Now that that’s out of the way, what are the bare-bones absolutely necessary components to play a role playing game (RPG)?
Well, you sure as heck won’t want to miss this next video…
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