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What’s in a Name?

Aug 04, 2012 ~ Written by GhostWolf
You may ask, “Where did you come up with the name Glass Shadows?”   Dave actually suggested it, with the rationale that “You can see through both glass and shadows, but they distort what’s inside.  You can never really be sure of what you’re looking at.” In Glass Shadows, the Player Characters interact with [...]
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What’s this all about, then?

Aug 04, 2012 ~ Written by GhostWolf
Welcome to the development blog for Glass Shadows, a Cyberpunk RPG that I am writing in cooperation with Dave Silva. Glass Shadows is heavily inspired by cyberpunk-style animes, such as Ghost in the Shell and its sequels, Appleseed, and Bubblegum Crisis, as well as the western movies Bladerunner, and Johnny Mnemonic.  Literary inspirations in [...]
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Nothing Wasted 2: Getting the most o...

Aug 01, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Nothing Wasted 2: Getting the most out of Contacts Nothing Wasted explores ideas to help utilize different aspects of gaming to their fullest or promote new ways to use existing tools. Contacts: People a character knows that can be called on for help. Until the character needs their contact they exist in a void waiting for their buddy to call them up for some needed info or a line on some n [...]
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Land Of Confusion 1: White Requiem

Jul 25, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Land of Confusion explores what it’s like to live on Earth 2202. During the Purge the Church of the Church of the Reclaimer waged a war on information. This extended to any culture that fell outside the Reclaimer world view. The entertainment industry, musicians, and film makers were high priority targets. Most industry professionals w [...]
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Chatham House 1: Dianne Villeneuve

Jul 18, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
The Chatham House articles discuss people that may be inserted into campaigns as ready made NPCs to add flavor or detail to your world. The character’s discussed in the Chatham House often have ties to various organizations, Baronies, Corporations, Governments, but operate outside the normal protocols. We begin the Chatham House article [...]
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Cover Teaser

Jul 17, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Cover Teaser New artwork has just arrived so we thought we’d share a bit with you. You can check out other artwork from Adam Sward here.
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Tainted Souls 1: Manifestation

Jul 11, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Tainted Souls explores the unspoken costs of Lucidity. The physical or mental changes brought on by becoming Lucid and how that may impact their lives and the people around them. When a mundane becomes Lucid they open themselves to supernatural forces beyond their control. These forces change and alter every Lucid at a fundamental level. Some [...]
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Nothing Wasted 1: Good Fortune and Ci...

Jul 04, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
When setting a scene during a story GMs cover major elements and details. With some notable exceptions it’s difficult to include every detail in a scene. This means there is a framework for everyone to play within but occasionally questions arrive. When players ask questions or look for things in the scene the GM may simply say yes or n [...]
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Adventure Seed 6: Succession!

Jun 27, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Adventure Seed 6: Succession! Adventure Seeds explores the setting of Fractured Kingdom providing story ideas for new Players and GMs that introduce them to the world. Each Seed is designed for fast play over one or two game sessions. Succession!   Setting Up This Seed requires the Characters to be in an ethnic or religious ghetto. This may be where the Characters l [...]
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Character Templates Part 6: The Gambl...

Jun 20, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Forget the ten hour shifts and the slaving away for the company dime. There’s another way, if you’re willing to take the risk. As long as there has been money there have been people willing to gamble with it. In the cold reality of the modern world the odds are never on your side. That doesn’t stop people from gambling thoug [...]
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