Background Events
One of the things I love about Blades in the...
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Failures are more interesting than successes
From the beginning of the hobby, there have...
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Run Your Campaign Like a Romance Novel
I don’t want to talk about Luke Skywalker...
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My Favourite Visual Aid for TTRPGs: the Index Card RPG
Are visual aids a must-have element in your TTRPG sessions? Professional GM Daniel H. Kwan breaks down his favourite tool for creating dynamic and engaging stories!
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Level Up Your Classroom With Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs are some of the most powerful and reflexive learning tools. Here’s how one museum educator has been using them for over a decade!
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Have A Quick Story Framework
I am in the car on my way home from Thanksgiving...
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In All Their Looks & Words: Introducing Queer History To Your Games
**Initial note: the word “queer” has a complex...
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What Makes a Good Monster?
Today’s guest article is by Gnome Stew...
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Stop Rolling All those Dice!
Today’s guest article is by Gnome Stew...
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Storium – The Best Little Game You Might Not Know About
So, a while back I was making a decent number of...
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Johnny’s Five – The Necessity Of The Healer
I’ve been on a bit of a realism kick...
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Levels of Play (Part 2): GMing The Levels
In my last article I talked about the various...
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Levels of Play
In the past year on my journey to get my groove...
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‘Because Plot’ Is Not A Good Enough Reason
I just finished a major project the other night...
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Character Vs. Story
Waaaay back in my introduction, I mentioned that...
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