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How to GM Fast, Creative Games

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Immersion Admin

Role-playing is getting together with some friends to write a story. It’s joining around a campfire or a dining room to spin some tall tales. Role-playing is being creative and having fun with friends. Role-playing games are stories. You create one of the main characters, and you create a story around your character. The rest

On Being a Dungeon Master, No-Interference Style

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Immersion Admin

A Tale of Two GM’s Welcome to another installment of wisdom from The Wez, GM extraordinaire and Web Legend. In this article he actually brings us another GM’s article (oh the complexity!). The name of the author has been lost to mystery. Perhaps one day he will read it here and tell us of his genius. Whilst

Bad Players I Have Had To Kill, By Weston Prestage

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Immersion Admin

As a Narrator/GM, when do you decide to kill a player?

Do you ever?

There comes a point in some Narrators’ careers when they have to decide “enough’s enough, this guy needs to DIE!”

The following article by Weston Prestage is about exactly that.

Aethercon Results!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Immersion Admin

Well folks, Aethercon is over, and it was a hectic few days of frantic virtual dice rolling, monster slaying and fast talking. We found it an exciting experience, and a great opportunity to get Immersion Studios (and particularly Immersion RPG) known to the broader public. The reaction we got from the sample games was quite

Beta Test Version for Playtesters is out now!

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Immersion Admin

Immersion Studios Universal RPG System, Beta Test Version for Playtesters

The Beta Test rulebook for playtesters is ready for release! Along with a shiny new logo from Ian Llanas. You can pick up a copy of the rulebook here: Immersion Playtesters Rules Please note that this is not a finished product yet and still has room for improvement. Any

Interview with Oliver R. Shead

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Immersion Admin

Just 1 day to go until Aethercon starts!

There is an interview with me in the Aethercon convention program!

Immersion Studios has new Artwork!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Immersion Admin

Pyromancer's Wrath, Immersion Studios Universal Pen and Paper RPG System

Check it out! William O’Brien has managed to get the latest images completed in time for Aethercon. And I think you’ll agree he’s done a magnificent job! These will be included in our new Beta Test rulebook, which will be available from tomorrow for anyone who wants to give our rules system a crack! You

Register for Aethcon to Win!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Immersion Admin

As you may know, Immersion Studios is going to be running trial games at Aethercon in a couple of weeks time (November 16-18 for you Northern Hemisphere folks, and November 17-19 for us Southern Hemisphere chaps).

It’s an exciting event. The first online gaming convention that I’ve ever heard of, with heaps and heaps of your favourite Pen and Paper RPG’s.

What’s more, if you register with them now, you’ve got a chance to win free stuff!

“Real” Fantasy?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Immersion Admin

Ranger - Immersion Studios - Pen and Paper RPG

A Realistic Pen and Paper RPG?

Anyone familiar with the Immersion Universal RPG System will know we like keeping things realistic. Another word for it is gritty – or just plain brutal.
But why? What is the point of “realism” in fantasy?
By “fantasy” we don’t mean just swords, dragons and magic. Fantasy is by definition “the ability to imagine things which are not real,” and so is any imagined story or setting.
But with that definition, wouldn’t “reality” defeat the purpose of “fantasy?”
Not at all.

What Would Happen?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Immersion Admin

As a GM (Game Master), your task is to run a seamless, faultless game for the players. A very large part of this is preparation. Before every game, you will have (hopefully) worked out the plot, the principal NPC’s (Non-Player Characters) and the various locations where the story is going to take place. But what happens