Failures are more interesting than successes
From the beginning of the hobby, there have...
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Tag: roleplaying
The Gift My Character Gave Me: Knowing Myself
Today’s post is a very personal one addressing...
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Johnny’s Five – New For The New Year
It’s a new year, 2016, and that means it’s a...
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Inspired by Ant-Man – Honey I Shrunk The PCs
You’ve probably seen the recent Ant-Man teaser...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Three Cues from Your Character Sheet
Looking for that hook to make your character...
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As The Player Turns – When PVP Is Fun, And What To Do When It Isn’t
At Origins this year I ran a lot of games. Most...
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Will Tabletop Roleplaying Survive?
This wasn’t the article I intended to write...
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10 Reasons Why Roleplaying Games Are a Positive Force for Kids and Adults Alike
Playing roleplaying games (often called...
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RPGs Are Engines for Making Interesting Decisions
When you get right down to it, what is an RPG?...
Read MoreSo You Want to GM a Roleplaying-Intensive Game, Part 4
This is the fourth and final article in this series — the home...
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So You Want to GM a Roleplaying-Intensive Game, Part 3
(The first three steps, and my definition of...
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Signposts: “This is important”
When I started up my current Mage: The Awakening...
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So You Want to GM a Roleplaying-Intensive Game, Part 2
(The first three steps — and my definition...
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So You Want to GM a Roleplaying-Intensive Game, Part 1
There are probably as many ways to define...
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