I run a mixture of theatre of the mind combat (where there's no map) and and combat with maps and minis (or virtual tokens as the case has been lately). I like both and would generally prefer theater of the mind, but my...
When preparing a game I try to think about the various plot threads. They'll vary from ones I've introduced to something in the player's backstory or even something they've found along the way that I never thought would...
Today is day 2 of RPGaDAY2020 and today the prompt is Change.
Every year for the past seven years, David Chapman has run something called RPGaDAY. It's a series of prompts about RPGs for an entire month with the goal being to drive some discussion around them. I had a blast with it...
Half of this DCC supplement shines — particularly the transitional funnel adventure and the clever Adventuring Ties system.
A tight DCC adventure with a well-realized town, a paranoid atmosphere, and a boss monster that punishes players who charge in without thinking.
A PbtA game about being an oppressed drow elf revolutionary in your conquered city — with mechanics built around sacrifice and consequence.
As part of my review for Sky ov Crimson Flame, I mentioned that I wanted to make a rumor table and roll up some loot for the Blights ov the Eastern Forest hex crawl. Here's what I've come up with.
A DCC RPG level 0 funnel and hex crawl in one slim book — my first foray into reading the RPG pile of shame.
Recently Google announced that they're shutting down Google+ in 10 months. Before I really got into RPGs, Google+ was merely the butt of a few jokes, but largely ignored. However, the RPG community at large heavily used...