On a sticky Wetherspoon table, (the location of all good roleplay experiences, I find), my friend took Dialect out of her bag and introduced me to her latest indie roleplay investment. Dialect is a game about language. The players find themselves in an isolated setting, and must develop new words to describe their life and …
Dungeons & Dragons: Meet Eilaga Axeager
Some time ago I was given the opportunity to experience Dungeons & Dragons for the first time. My friend had bought a Starter Set, and together a campaign was put together by Jack, our first-time Dungeon Master. I played as Eilaga Axeager, a Dwarvian child prodigy who had left her home in the mountains to …
Fiasco
A while ago, my friend brought round a roleplaying game called Fiasco. She told me it was a story-telling game based on improvisation, which has got to be one of the worst words an introverted soul can hear. Making stuff up on the spot? No one to guide the plot but our imaginations and a …
Alice is Missing: A Silent Role Playing Game
I tried something a bit different than my usual tabletop games this week. Alice is Missing is a ‘silent’ role playing game where players must communicate via text message to solve the mystery of what has happened to Alice. My friend had purchased the PDF (a cheaper alternative to buying the physical game, though you …