I’ve been running a Burning Wheel game for the first time in years, and was reminded that swaths of the indie world might not know about this seminal work. I’ve...
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Deciding What To Care About
Part 3 of ? in the Cultivating a Storytelling Mindset series The hardest thing I ever ask of a player is to decide what they’re going to care about. Some...
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Characters In Transformation
Ways to think about characterization as you cultivate a storytelling mindset for your RPGs. Part 2 of ?
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The Cudgel and the Contract
One of the most interesting play-aesthetic gaps in gaming to me is the chasm between how players want to resolve in-game social conflicts. You can prefer natural, normal talking, or...
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Divine Favor (a BW Scenario/Campaign)
Running up to Dreamation 2016, I fell deep, deep down a research hole. I wanted to do an elaborate Burning Wheel scenario for the con, and gosh did I overshoot....