beginners Archive

  • Online Gaming?

    Online Gaming?

    Does anyone have any tips on how to run a game using an online tool like KloOge.Werks? Any tips or ideas? Why do I ask? Well, I’ve got the opportunity to run such a game for a couple of newbies who want to get into…
  • Into Poland…

    Into Poland…

    It’s been quiet but do not be deceived… Germany is about to roll into Poland. In Sept 1939, the Third Reich created a pretext for war and invaded Poland, starting the chain of events that would become the Second World War. Enthusiastic young Germans, excited…
  • Choices, choices

    Choices, choices

    Writing a roleplaying game is slow work for me. Yet, it’s made harder by the tough choices to be made. With this in mind, I would like to hear your views on something important: character creation. How would it be best to go about creating…
  • Preparing the Field

    Preparing the Field

    One of the first things for a new Gamesmaster to get their head around is what it is, exactly, that they are getting themselves into. Roleplaying games are unusual things and, whilst many words can be found elsewhere that define them, you need to work…
  • High on 2d6

    High on 2d6

    The core of Alpha is the use of a totally unoriginal dice mechanic, namely “roll 2 dice, add them together, aim to roll high”. This is a time-honoured approach and chosen for one very specific reason: I want beginners to be able to grasp the…