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Not Equipped to handle adventure 22 Nov 2011 | 05:33 pm
In early roleplaying games equipment was king. We deliberated over who could carry the gear we needed. Pots, pans, tents, and bedrolls were packed carefully onto our character sheets. Iron rations wer...
Sustained Storylines ~ Casting The Net 17 Nov 2011 | 07:21 am
The term "plot hook" can actually be more diminishing to your campaign than supportive. It immediately and clearly defines a few points at which the PCs can engage with the setting and the loose story...
Sustained Storylines ~ Establishing Buy In First 12 Nov 2011 | 09:58 pm
In a world of short attention spans and the media that caters to them it can be challenging for a gamemaster to establish long term buy in from their players. It's easy to blame this on the players bu...
Rules for Social Interaction 7 Nov 2011 | 12:25 pm
Role-playing games use dice to resolve events and simulate results that are out of the control of the intentions of the character. When a character wants to say something, they can; when they want to ...
To Play or Not to Play: The Song of Ice and Fire RPG 20 Sep 2011 | 02:43 pm
Unless you have lived in a cave somewhere for the past couple of years or rabidly avoid the Fantasy genre entirely, you have heard about George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series publishe...
Burning Wheel 17 Jun 2011 | 08:44 pm
The Burning Wheel RPG is not another d20 clone. It is a roleplaying game designed to appeal to the narrative gamer who doesn't want to get bogged down in mechanics. While the game shows a lot of promi...
Tales From the Trench 11 Aug 2010 | 07:19 am
As long as we're all back here together, let's catch up on some of what makes our campaigns so great; those moments that can never be forgotten as long as we game. Recent is what I'm looking for… not ...
The End of my Tabletop Era 11 Jul 2010 | 04:19 pm
Today, I boxed up all my RPGs. They're still in plain sight, they're still loved and memories cherished, but the boxing, for me, means the end of my involvement with tabletop gaming. This has literall...
An Interview with Jay Little 20 Jan 2010 | 09:19 am
Why a 3rd edition to WFRP? Why now? "Based on recent trends in the roleplaying market and numerous discussions between Games Workshop and Fantasy Flight Games, we determined the time was right to deve...
WOTC Annual Layoff Extravaganza 8 Dec 2009 | 06:11 am
No surprise to anyone by now: Wizards of the Coast has started another round of Christmas layoffs. This year, so far, Rob Heinsoo (D&D 4e Lead Designer), Logan Bonner (Adventurer's Vault), Chris Sims ...
