Should Roleplaying Be Taught in Schools?
Do you think that the education system would benefit from roleplaying being taught to junior high and high school students? This week I want to explore the potential benefits that roleplaying can...
View ArticleA Roleplayer’s Guide To Awkward Moments
If you spend enough time roleplaying, either as a player or as a DM, you will eventually encounter a situation that is supremely awkward or makes you feel uncomfortable. It is almost inevitable given...
View Article5 Ways To Be A Better Roleplayer
Fundamentally, I look at D&D campaigns as stories. Each adventure or event is a chapter and the campaign as a whole is a novel. It should have set-up, background, main characters, side characters,...
View ArticleKeith Baker Talks Phoenix: Dawn Command, Eberron and More
We had a chance to pull Keith Baker of Twogether Studios away from his work to ask some questions about Phoenix: Dawn Command (which we covered in a previous story), gaming, Eberron and his hat....
View ArticleGames Change Lives: Hero Kids RPG for Ages 4-10
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of gaming with kids as early as humanly possible; I do own a website called www.gameschangelives.com after all. When my wife and I decided to have kids, I spent quite...
View ArticleFeng Shui 2: Action Movie Roleplaying Game by Robin D. Laws
The classic RPG of Hong Kong-inspired cinematic action is back, refurbished with a fresh bag of ammo for a new generation! After 20 years, and a successful kickstarter that finished October 17, 2014....
View Article8 of My Favorite Things from May!
It’s been a pretty incredible month of geek. Here are a few things that are getting me talking. Champions of Aetaltis Most of what I have to say about this Kickstarter is covered in the video. What I...
View ArticleThe Undine, ERRT Transport
Last week I presented a campaign outline to take your D&D PCs from 1st-15th level. This week I’d planned to present enemies for use against parties of 16th-20th level, followed by a second aquatic...
View ArticleAnima: Beyond Fantasy: a Primer for D&D Players
Today’s Guest Article is brought to us by Aaron der Schaedel Learning how to play a new game can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve only ever played one game. For this reason, I’m putting...
View ArticleOceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction, Part 5
Since the start of the 21st Century, I’ve come across numerous articles, photos, forum posts, and websites offering glimpses into actual or imagined futures. From the Blue Planet RPG Yahoo Group, to...
View ArticleEnd of the World: Revolt of the Machines by FFG
Fantasy Flight Games has expanded their End of the World game line with their fourth book, Revolt of the Machines. FFG’s system used in all four books has the players create characters based on their...
View ArticleUpwind Project from Biohazard Games
Imagine Bakshi’s classic animated film Wizards has a head-on collision with Disney’s Treasure Planet and the resulting fire is put out with a whole lot of Studio Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky. That, in an...
View ArticleThe Fighter Class, Part Eight
This week in the History of the Fighter, I’m tackling the book that is the first time I personally heard the name “Mike Mearls.” The year was 2005 and the book was Iron Heroes. 3.5e had launched just...
View ArticleDie Laughing! A Horror-Comedy Story Game (and Interview)
Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games, the creator of Murders & Acquisitions and CAPERS RPG, is with us again today to talk about his newest game, Die Laughing. It’s a horror-comedy game with a...
View ArticleHeart RPG – the City Beneath
There is a world full of awesome roleplaying games out there, and the more we play, the wider range of ideas we bring to the table when we play or run games. Today we look at Heart, a new RPG from the...
View Article
