The Fighter Class, Part Nine
As I write this, my younger son has gone to his first day of preschool. Friends, this is an exciting day – the most important milestone of my life as a stay-at-home dad until my older son can safely handle ...
Playing a Prepper & Survivalist Campaign
What happens in the case of the collapse of society? Such things have happened in the past due to a hurricane, massive earthquake, or widespread wildfire in the past. However, these are only the beginning of the types of disasters ...
Games that went wrong and why – Part Three
This the third in the series about the games that failed. System – Pathfinder. Setting – Utanskea, homebrew fantasy setting. Premise – Characters were children of deities and elder spirits. As they level up they would attract larger threats but ...
One Dozen Disguises to use in your games
There are a variety of reasons why a person might need a disguise: to blend in with and/ or infiltrate a larger group until they can be reunited with their companions, to commit an assassination, to escape an angry mob ...
Games that went wrong and why – Part Two
This is part two of a series about the games that failed. System – 2nd edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. Setting – Desert of Desolation Series. Premise – Play through a triology of ancient egyptian based quests with an adventuring ...
Relationship Maps and Social Progress
In the comments of this excellent article by Blake Ryan, I speak a little bit about some of the session zero stuff I use in the online game I run. As it turns out, the reason I haven’t yet written ...
Using Art in your Games, P2
Last time we talked about what art is, discussing intelligence, creativity, imagination, display, the artists, and when the art was done. This time we’ll look at the style of the art. In What Style is the Art Done? This ...
Games that went wrong and why – Part One
This series is about the games that failed. System – Pathfinder. Setting – Utanskea, homebrew fantasy setting. Premise – Heroes were troubleshooters doing quests for two factions against their enemies. Over time the factions became more direct working towards their ...
GLOW, Long-form jokes, and Storytelling Payoffs
The second season of GLOW is around the corner, so let's look at a special moment from the first season and how we can learn great lessons for tabletop games from a single, long-form joke.
UA: Centaur and Minotaur Breakdown
For this month’s Unearthed Arcana, we have two new races, the centaur and the minotaur. As the document notes, this is their second run at the minotaur. The first was in the mist-shrouded reaches of 2015, when they also gave ...