I have been thinking about randomness in games a lot lately and that brought up some thoughts specifically about my...

I have been thinking about randomness in games a lot lately and that brought up some thoughts specifically about my favorite game. I am certainly interested in Epidiah Ravachol's answers to these questions but I am also very interested in everyone else's answers!

Why is the Overtone randomly determined? Why are the individual Rogues' tones randomly determined? Why are the outcomes for the tones equally likely? If a Rogue may lean more toward Glum or Jovial, why not have them add a +1 to the appropriate die? Why use dice to randomly determine the tones? Why use 2d6 instead of a d6 for an unlikely tone and a d8 for a likely one? Why list all these questions without even a line break?

Randomness - it's fascinating!

I want to see Rogues take this on!

I want to see Rogues take this on!

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Swords Without Master has been out and associated with sword & sorcery long enough that people no longer ask me if...

Swords Without Master has been out and associated with sword & sorcery long enough that people no longer ask me if it's a game about ronin based on the name alone. So I suppose it's safe now to admit that Samurai Jack was a huge influence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack

It's not entirely clear yet whether or not I can make this week's #SundayAMSwords, but if I do, I have a hankering...

It's not entirely clear yet whether or not I can make this week's #SundayAMSwords, but if I do, I have a hankering to tell a holiday ghost story.

A fellow of near infinite jest.

A fellow of near infinite jest.

Sunday Morning Swords: 7 December 2014

Sunday Morning Swords: 7 December 2014
#TheInfamousDayEdition    

Good morning!

Here's our organizational thread. Comment below if you're interested in playing this morning and mention if you're comfortable being an Overplayer and whether or not you have play Swords before.

When we get an Overplayer and three or four Rogue Players, those players will run off and start their hangout. For now, let's focus on getting everyone into a group. We'll probably wait until 9:15 or 9:30 EDT to start the last group. I will be a swing player, jumping in where needed to fill out the final groups so we can make sure we have 3-4 Rogue Players in each group.

Feel free to enjoy some breakfast or brunch while playing. I know I'll be having some coffee and leftovers, myself.

Also, feel free to use the hashtag #SundayAMSwords should you desire to chat about your game on the social medias.

P.S. Got some tips on how to do this and links to useful files here: http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords

Holy flip!

Holy flip! Check out these sword wielding gals & dudes! Plenty more over at Elliot Alfredius' tumblr! http://elliotalfredius.tumblr.com/
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