What Tabletop Can Learn from LARPing
In last week’s article, I laid out a (very) basic introduction to LARPing for veteran tabletop gamers. Now I want to talk about the lessons I’ve learned from running LARPs that I find especially applicable to tabletop game-running. I’m coming ...
Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part ...
Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to Facebook and other social media, it’s relatively easy these ...
The D&D Movie – Here We Go Again!
I’ve been asked on several occasions what my thoughts are on the D&D movies. My answer goes something like this: “There have been a few movies about D&D, but there have been no D&D movies.” That is to say that ...
Exploding Dice!
I’ve been play-testing adding Exploding Dice as a house-rule to my game. Exploding dice are when a player or GM rolls the maximum on a die for damage, they then can roll that die again and the new die roll ...
Anima: Beyond Fantasy: a Primer for D&D Players
Today’s Guest Article is brought to us by Aaron der Schaedel Learning how to play a new game can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve only ever played one game. For this reason, I’m putting together a guide for ...
Try Pathfinder’s Golarion for Your Next Campaign Setting
From the crumbling spires of the ancient Runelords in distant Varisia to the bustling merchant kingdoms of the Inner Sea, Golarion is the name of default world of the Pathfinder Campaign Setting and related supplements, modules, and Adventure Paths. There ...
Numenera Goes “Into the Deep”
It’s rare that an aquatic supplement for an established game blows me away, especially when it’s still being written! There is a long list of reasons to love the team at Monte Cook Games, but my Top 2 are 1) they are a ...
LARPing: an Intro for Tabletop Gamers
In addition to being a twenty-two-year veteran of tabletop gaming, I’ve also been involved in live-action roleplaying for… hmm, looks like nineteen years next month. Like roleplaying games of every kind, LARPing is getting ever greater coverage in the media, ...
Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part ...
Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to Facebook and other social media, it’s relatively easy these ...
Oriental Adventures – Ninja
Since I first put together a Ninja build last year, I’ve done some formatting changes with how I present characters on Tribality. So going back I wanted to reformat the Ninja and with this layout, the Ninja can be used ...