Published Work, Roleplaying Games

The Compleat Shemp: Now Available at DriveThruRPG

A Guide to Faking-Up Supporting Characters
I’ve been applying the concept of fake shemps and shemping, to tabletop roleplaying games for years in a number of ways. As a game master I’m called upon to create supporting characters on the fly. There are a number of techniques I’ve developed to keep the players from noticing that I’m flying by the seat of my pants, and that the bartender in this scene is the shopkeeper from the last scene with a different shirt and a fake mustache. I wrote a series of blog posts about it, which is reproduced at the end of this book. A few were reprinted in Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs (Vol. 1.) and were very well received there, which game me the inspiration to write this book.

The Compleat Shemp is now for sale at DriveThruRPG! Asparagus Jumpsuit is now officially launched!

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About Berin Kinsman

Hello, I’m Berin. I am a freelance writer, putting down words on things as varied as short stories, screenplays, recipes, productivity advice, and tabletop games. Those are all things that I love, and I enjoy working with and promoting fellow bloggers, writers, editors, and publishers who share those interests. My other passion is working with groups that assist the poor and the homeless. This is my way of trying to be the change I’d like to see in the world, as well as paying it forward in honor of everyone who has ever helped me in large or small ways. I currently live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with my wife, the incredibly talented artist, crafter and educator Katie Kinsman, and our small army of cats.

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