I'm always exhausted and grumpy when the game starts. I work a 9-5 and I'm a freelance tech consultant, so I'm a busy dude. But music is what wakes me up. I assign every game I run a theme song, and when I'm a player I pick a song to suit my character. Listening to that at the beginning of the game ...

I was a bit young to remember this era, as well as being stuck in the center of the country, but you might just look at synopsis of Miami Vice episodes for ideas. Also V:tR put out a book about the 80s, New Wave Requiem. It is about 20 pages of general 80s fluff, 20 pages of Requiem specific 80s fl...

I'm in so long as the spending limit is $50 or below.

Necroing this thread since it's still on the front page. I went through something similar. I would express interest in playing a new system that accurately catches the themes I want in my games, then the players would show no initiative in learning the rules. They claimed every new system was "...

Gaming time as an adult is sometimes too hard to come by so we don't have time for Not Fun. This is the truth of all truths. There was a time when we had four hours a week to spare on a terrible game because it was easier than leaving or telling an offensive player to leave. But that time ended wit...

Random encounters are a hit! My players are loving them!

Gaming time as an adult is sometimes too hard to come by so we don't have time for Not Fun. This is the truth of all truths. There was a time when we had four hours a week to spare on a terrible game because it was easier than leaving or telling an offensive player to leave. But that time ended wit...

Played Twilight Struggle over the weekend. I won one game, my friend won the other. Both times USSR took it.

Just got Scythe.

PC’s encounter a breakdancing competition in which the two crews are getting as heated in their rhetoric as in their dance moves. A group of kids on bikes rush past the PCs, clipping one of them as the speed by. They are followed by a local shop owner in foot, yelling about “damned thief kids!” Whi...

Hey guys, I'm running a game set in Miami in 1982. The drug wars are at their height and hedonism reigns supreme. I like having random encounters pop up as my players traverse the city to make it feel more alive. Throw in your 80's themed encounters and I'll incorporate them into the game! [Note: Th...