Something that occurred to me just this year: having an encyclopedic knowledge of RPGs hasn’t actually made me happier. In fact it’s probably made me less happy participating in my...
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Fellowship: Close To Great
What is it about gamers wanting to find their Forever Game? That one game they’re always going to be happiest playing, the pinnacle against which they will compare all future...
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The Many Utilities of Rules
We spend a lot of time talking about how rules work in rpgs. So let's think a bit on why we use rules at all.
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I’m on +1 Forward this week
I was on the +1 Forward podcast to talk about starting a new PbtA game in any and all settings. It's a good 30 minutes, Give it a go.
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Deep Dive: Shattered City
An in-depth breakdown of UFO Press' sprawling technomagical RPG after twenty (!!!) sessions of play.