What happens when you get Burning Wheel's chocolate in PbtA's peanut butter.
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Zinequest: Lifted (and I’m doing a hackbook)
My Diceology buddy MadJay Brown is running a Zinequest project for the next couple-or-so weeks: a superhero setting he calls Lifted: Vault 01. It’s pretty rad! The zine will be...
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Extra Extra: Shattered City Is A Needed Distraction
Something I’ve learned during the pandemic is that I use roleplaying as a distraction. Sure, yes, I’ve got a weird obsession with the metasocial meaning of rules structures. And I...
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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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Impulse Drive: That’s a Wrap!
My home group finished our season of Impulse Drive this week. We played it entirely via Zoom, character keepers in Google Sheets, rollforyour.party for dice, and Pinterest. It was my...