Genre Police: Reading The Intent
It might be obvious but I think it is worth mentioning that any roleplaying game ruleset are a 'text', much…
It might be obvious but I think it is worth mentioning that any roleplaying game ruleset are a 'text', much…
One of the genres I never covered in any great detail in my early articles was the detective genre. I…
Everyone knows what a session zero is, right? We’ve all become familiar with the term. If you’ve joined the RPG…
So, I was dreading this moment. We’ve finally got to the point of my articles about universal terminology in the…
When constructing my survey of terms in the RPG space, The Rule Of Cool (a.k.a Rule Zero) was one I…
When constructing my survey of terms in the RPG space, The Rule Of Cool (a.k.a Rule Zero) was one I…
After looking at railroads, it’s natural to return to the idea of their ideological opposite, the Sandbox. As a term…
Railroading. What a term. It hovers like a spectre over the hobby. Players dread the railroading GM who is ready…
Do you hate it when someone manages to use the rules of an RPG game to make a character that…
Meta. The term is mentioned a lot in D&D circles. When someone does something outside of what their character knows,…
I gaze into her eyes over the table. For a moment, we hold focus, wrapped up in the experience we…
Consistent readers of this column might remember my ‘dials series‘. I identified some elements of roleplaying games we took for…
Ever notice that the dynamics of your campaign can change? Like you can have a run of really spontaneous sessions…
Last time, we talked about players roles, in particular the practical things your players do at a table and what…
Last week, I was running a DND game over Discord, and one of the players was late by a couple…
We’ve been discussing safety for a while now, and while it pains me to say it, it is likely that…
The process of character creation is a framing device. It shows us as players what the game cares about, how…
This article is about one of D&D three pillars. The previous articles in the series are an introduction and thoughts…
I love combat. Love it. I think I lot of players in my game assume that I’m a deep RP…
When I talk about RPGs in this column, I usually try to make sure I’m not tying my advice to…
This Article is part of a series about the dials. Find the first dials article here and the first article…
This Article is part of a series about the dials. Find the first dials article here. Characters are a pain…
This Article is part of a series about the dials. Find the first dials article here and the dial about…
This Article is part of a series about the dials. Find the first dials article here. The heart of most…
This RPG tips article is part of a series about the dials. Find the first dials article here, the first…