FALCON SPUR
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About FALCON SPUR
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At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
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My favorite books are
Military theory, world history and biographical. Examples: "Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes" (2008), "My Confession" (1956), "Unrestricted Warfare" (1999).
My favorite shows/movies are
The Thing (1982), Elegy of a Voyage (2001), Apocalypse Now (1989), Ran (1985), The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985), The X-Files (1993-2002), True Detective (2014).
How FALCON SPUR runs games
I run tabletop games to create immersive environments through verisimilitude while rewarding detail-oriented players with complex environments and diversity of (and control over) outcomes.
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If my games were Movies they'd be directed by...
Werner Herzog. His self-professed style of "guerilla filmmaking" lives firmly and uncomfortably in the real, for better and for worse. The late greats David Lynch and Alexei German are contenders.
I once ran a session...
200 miles from any landmass.
My games focus on...
Experiencing trepidation through the player character.
FALCON SPUR's ideal table
The ideal player is someone who's willing to engage with the material presented earnestly, fully participating as a part of the game world.
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I love it when a player
... Is willing to knowingly make a decision that would negatively impact the outcome for their character or the group as a whole because it's what their character believes to be the best course of action. Not every story has a happy ending, and not everyone makes it home for dinner.
I think metagaming...
... Has a time and a place. Roleplaying games, especially online, are a form of cooperative storytelling. Players must make decisions that are intentional and informed by their character's base of knowledge - but sometimes, someone has to step up to the plate to keep the story moving forwards.
My table is not the place for...
... Players with a narrow range of interests for game subject matter and character types. Playing these games is about being a part of them, and not an outside entity inserted into them.