All the pitches have now been posted! Larunda (PDF) Pieraus (PDF) Eris (PDF) The idea behind these pitches is that we, the community, are going to collaboratively build and flesh out one of them as a sandbox scenario location for The Expanse RPG. The next step, before the writing starts, is determine the location byContinue reading “Voting time!”
Category Archives: Writing
Scenario Location Alternative 2
As promised, here is the second pitch you can vote for as the location that we will flesh out together during the event. One more will be posted tomorrow and after that we will post a poll (on the Facebook group – and I’ll try to get a poll up on the forums here too)Continue reading “Scenario Location Alternative 2”
Scenario Location Alternative 1
As promised, here is the first of the potential locations for the event that we have cooked up. Two more will be posted in the days to come and after that we will have a poll (on the Facebook group) for the rest of September so you have sufficient time to read and make upContinue reading “Scenario Location Alternative 1”
Information about this year’s event!
We thought it was time to mix it up and do something a bit different. So, this year’s community event will have all of us take part in building a scenario location for The Expanse RPG! The basic idea: each participant writes up two sides of gameable content, including a location, NPCs, factions/organisations, story hooks,Continue reading “Information about this year’s event!”
One-page adventure writing
A one-pager offering tips for writing one-page adventures by Josh romig. The guide is valuable for GMs who wants to write their own one-page adventure, whether for the annual jam or for their own archive.
Opportunity and power; from above and below
Whether your players’ characters are merchants, smugglers, mercenaries, pirates, marines, scientists, or miners, they all share in largely being subservient to some political, ideological, or corporate superiors. Marines of the MCRN protect scientists on missions to the various new worlds beyond the rings, the scientists in turn serve both political endeavours as well as theContinue reading “Opportunity and power; from above and below”
Writing for the OPAJ: Familiarity and proficiency
Familiarity with game mechanics and a game’s setting seems like obvious prerequisites to write an adventure. I am not saying it is not. However, it is not. Not really. It takes a brave person to write an adventure for a game and world with which they may only have passing, limited, or superficial knowledge. However,Continue reading “Writing for the OPAJ: Familiarity and proficiency”
One-page adventures, design, writing and … ideas?
So, you may be considering participating in the annual one-page adventure jam. That would require you to write. Writing is a process. Trying to figure out or structure your process could lower the threshold for taking part in the jam. There are many ways to break down a process. Process tracing itself is an interestingContinue reading “One-page adventures, design, writing and … ideas?”
One-Page Adventure template
To assist participants keep within the formal requirements, and to give hints and tips on form, structure, and content, we have made a Word template for one-page adventures. It is pretty self-explanatory and can be found on the Sheets and Reference page. Good luck and have fun writing up your one-page adventures!
How to: One-Page Adventure Jam
On 21 August there was a workshop with Green Ronin and Ian Lemke on designing encounters and short adventures. Due to the heartless betrayal of technology, the recording was incomplete. This post then, is my short summary of what I can recall from the workshop, pertaining specifically to one-page adventures.. Luckily, there will be anotherContinue reading “How to: One-Page Adventure Jam”