In some weird fever dream a month or so back I spent a few days crafting a massive sandbox hexcrawl using the classic barbarian prince map as a basis. Here’s a link to my version detailing each of the 529 hex’s… Read More ›
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Lessons improv can teach you about playing Dungeons & Dragons
Improv acting is when two or more people improvise a scene with one another rather than following a script. You’re always going to find moments in your roleplaying games where you have to make things up on the spot as… Read More ›
Why you should be running critical fumbles in your D&D games.
Critical fumbles are a much maligned beast. They seem to have been introduced into the Role-playing world officially through Chaosiums Runequest although they may have colloquially appeared earlier in house rule documents for D&D. They can feel a little absurd… Read More ›
Capitalism and the ideology of the Games Master as the content provider
Modern capitalist lingo relegates artists and creative’s to the role of ‘content providers.’ Such artists only real value is their ability to produce tangible content which can then be consumed for the purposes of increasing capital for a corporation or… Read More ›
Knowledge checks are stupid
“Does a bear shit in the woods?” “You might know but your character doesn’t, give me a nature check. ” “Err, 7?.” “You’re unsure whether bears do indeed shit in the woods.” I wish I was being facetious but this… Read More ›
Why do role-playing gamers suck at communicating?
One of the most common questions asked across the RPG community is how to deal with an interpersonal issue within the group. This is an issue that can only be resolved via communication and yet over and over again RPG… Read More ›
