On the weekend of its opening, two individuals approached me–one on Saturday and the other on Sunday–and said the exact same thing. "It was like watching someone playing in one of your games." I beat the hell out of my players. I really do put them through the ringer. I make them fight for every…
L5R fans pay heed. This is important to you. When first coming up with the plotline for the Clan War, we all sat down and started thinking. We needed an outline. I’d fill out the details of that outline, but we needed a structure for the basic set and the five expansions. We knew one…
Enough people have asked me, so here it is. House of the Crab: Strength… You can read more in the HotB Design Blog.
I’ve been accused of being a liberal. Hell, even an online quiz–always a source of truth and accuracy–has accused me of being a liberal. I’m not a liberal. I’m just John. I’ve also been highly critical of the Republican party. I’m not a Johnny-come-lately to this dance. A quick look through my LJ should demonstrate…
Hey folks, It’s been a while since I’ve done this and I’m making a Requiem character for the Cam event at RinCon (the Mighty Mighty trekhead and crapdaddy are on their way and I want to play with my friends). I’m also making a character for my Ardashiri app. In order to do that, I understand I…
Remember these guys? My Mekhet Bloodline? Well, they’re in the Camarilla Approval System. Yes, it makes me want to barf just thinking I have to ask someone else’s permission to play my character… but I console myself with the thought, "It doesn’t belong to you." Thinking about this, I think about the Shanri Research Institute…
I’m really out of my league here. I’d like to use the standard OGL for Houses of the Blooded. Is there really any reason I shouldn’t? Anybody got an opinion?
“The world is about to end. And we dance and we sing.” Living Shanri is a shared universe created by players of the Houses of the Blooded roleplaying game. Playing in Living Shanri is free… with one notable exception. We’ll discuss that below. Players take the roles of nobles in the world of Shanri, using…