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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

  • Roses and Thorns and Applause

    Primetime Adventures has fan mail. Burning Wheel offers inducements for specific kinds of positive player behavior (embodiment, workhorse, etc.). There are others of course, but those popped into my head. Economic incentives are great and usually (!) actually incentivize. But you know what always incentivizes? Other people.

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  • Burning Wheel: Best BIT Practices

    Okay! Per a recent request, here's my can't-fail always-awesome recipe for perfect Burning Wheel beliefs every time. One pot, quick clean-up, 10 minutes of prep.

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  • Purposeful Play

    Purposeful Play

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  • No Thank You, Evil!

    No Thank You, Evil!

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  • My recent beau of roleplaying games, the Relationship Map.

    My recent beau of roleplaying games, the Relationship Map. This is my first attempt at the beast (second, really;...

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