Woodstock Archives - Neitherworld Stories

July 15, 2009

Coming to an End

Sunday was the last game in our Woodstock campaign. The campaign was set in an alternate Woodstock, NY… in a world in which Dylan collaborated with the concert organizers and Woodstock was actually, well, held in Woodstock. In the game-world, a lot of people actually stayed there, and Woodstock is now a thriving city. The game was in the urban...

March 17, 2009

The Perils of Dual GMing

Angela and I have been running our Woodstock game together. In some ways, it is very nice to have two GMs, but it can also be tricky. Here are some problems we’ve run into: Lack of flexibility – You know how sometimes, as a GM, you just sort of wing it? With two GMs, that’s tricky. You don’t want to...

February 26, 2009

Woodstock: Session Two

See Session One, here. Jason, who played Joan, had to drop out of the game due to time commitment issues. * * * Joan was quickly sent off to brief the other team on the McGee murder case. The other PCs were briefed by Terrence on their new assignment. There’s a ghost in the train station. They need to keep...

February 17, 2009

Dresden Files RPG

Have I mentioned how much I am looking forward to the Dresden Files RPG? Yeah, I know I have. If you haven’t done so, you should check out the website for the game. It looks slick, plus it is being regularly updated with sneak previews focusing on possible character archetypes. I’m really curious to see how they are updating FATE...

February 5, 2009

Woodstock: Session One

Character creation took up a good chunk of the evening. The PCs: Ethan: metrosexual M.D. Rory: modern-day ranger Lance: crooked(?) P.I. Joan: Desert Storm veteran The PCs are employed as troubleshooters by the Houdini Foundation, a non-profit which concerns itself primarily with end-of-life issues. The Foundation is involved in a number of charitable activities such as hospice care, medical research,...

January 26, 2009

Let Google create your NPCs

Over the weekend, Angela and I were working on developing our Woodstock game. We had some NPCs that we knew needed to exist, but neither of us had any immediate ideas for details to flesh them out. Then, suddenly inspired, I fired up Googlism. This is a tool that lets you enter a name and spit out random facts associated...

August 20, 2008

Building Woodstock (Part 1 of ?)

In my last post, I discussed the possible development of a fictionalized city for a modern fantasy game Angela and I are planning on running. We’ve tentatively decided on Woodstock, NY – in a world where the 1969 festival brought on a population boom to the area. The problem, of course, is that Woodstock wasn’t in Woodstock. The festival was...

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