The Secret of Zir’an, Part 3
I am returning to The Secret of Zir’an this week with one of my favorite parts of the book: character creation. While every game system has their own version of creating a character, this game does so in a way ...
Eye of the Tiger: Single Set Army
Building up a collection of LEGOs that can create any frame you can dream up takes quite a bit of time. Turning a single LEGO set into the best frame you can is a solid choice for getting started quickly, ...
The Naga: A History of Slithery Snakes in RPGs
This week we have a guest post by Clave Jones looking at the history of the Naga. Indiana Jones famously hated snakes. But no one hates snakes more than my dad. Luckily, my dad has never ran across a Naga, ...
Gear Up! Steampunk Adventurers for D&D 5e
Steampunk Adventurers for 5e is now available on DriveThruRPG from Tribality Publishing! With STEAMPUNK ADVENTURERS you can provide your players with new player character options for 5th edition to create steampunk themed characters. These options can be used to play ...
Domain Rulership, Part Eight
Last time in the Domain Rulership series, I talked about some of the relatively rules-light approaches to domain and stronghold play, in the form of 13th Age and Dungeon World. Now I’m turning back toward more involved systems: Fields of ...
Independence Day: Resurgence and Wasting Good Design
Zir’an can wait one more week. I absolutely must discuss Independence Day: Resurgence and how it represents the very worst parts of bad fantasy and game running. As weird as this sounds, this movie is half insanely gonzo awesome and ...
Origins Award Winners 2016
The winners of the 2016 Origins Awards, as given out by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design at the Origins Game Fair, are: Game of the Year! – Codenames from Czech Games Best Board Game & Fan Favorite ...
Tribal Knowledge: Playing with a Stranger’s Toys
DriveThruRPG, the DM’s Guild, and the gaming blogosphere are just the newest sources of the huge wealth of setting material that has been published for D&D, to say nothing of WotC’s extraordinarily deep catalog of content. In this article, I’m talking ...
Popstar and Putting a Good Twist on Classics
I am taking a break from the Zir’an series this week to focus on some GM advice from an unlikely source: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. I’m a big fan of the directorial efforts of Christopher Guest. When your weakest ...
What’s Up With MF0 Turn Order?!?
Perhaps the most perplexing thing about Mobile Frame Zero is turn order. It constantly shifts from round to round, and even within the round. On the one hand, it’s one of those things that “will be easier once you get ...