You and Me Against the World
Rose and the Doctor, Fafhrd and the Mouser, Axe Cop and Dinosaur Soldier. Breaking down two-character stories for two-player games. Read More …
Tag: Doctor Who
Space Magic
SFX has Terry Pratchett commenting on Doctor Who. Pratchett says he wishes he could hate the show, because it’s not science fiction and it discards Chekhov’s rifle. Unsurprising, really: the Doctor doesn’t much like guns. Pratchett elevates said rifle to a Law of Narrative, which I’m not sure it really is. For all his objection Read More …
A Quick Primer on Middle School Gaming
Matthew J. Finch’s A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming has been around a while, and, in certain Dungeons & Dragons circles, is held as a sort of Leviticus on how the game is supposed to be played. I, however, did not start gaming in 1974.1 I’ve gamed in a lot of different circles, and Read More …
“how to roleplay as doctor on a guy”
Somebody searched us up that way. I’ll admit, it’s important. When a guy asks you to roleplay the Doctor, what do you do? Talk first: As the Doctor, the most dangerous thing you can do is talk. It’s the thing your enemies should never, ever allow you to do, but you always do it. When Read More …