Hands On With Hero Forge
Quite some time back, I did an interview with...
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Tag: world building
World Building: Race Relations
Some game designers, GMs, and podcasters have been discussing racism...
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Minor Characterization: It’s your birthday…
As a GM, you have a lot of characters with...
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Hidden Worlds: The truth is out there
The truth is out there… This world looks...
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80s Dystopia: A Setting Ready to Steal
I often plan campaigns pretty thoroughly, but...
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How much space do those goblins need?
So one of the perennial questions that plagues...
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The Hidden World: Supernatural Dials
I first came across the concept of the...
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The Hidden World: Part Two
In the last article, we sketched out the...
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The Hidden World: Part One
Last time, we talked about The Invisible World;...
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The Invisible World
“The past is a foreign country; they do...
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Harvest Festivals and Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is upon us! It’s time to let...
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Worldbuilding: Maturity and Age
Throughout history, we’ve treated people...
Read MoreBuilding Cultures: Social Classes, The Lowest Rung (Part Two)
A few weeks ago, I sketched out a few historical lower/lowest...
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Building Cultures: Social Classes, The Lowest Rung (Part One)
I was recently reading a fascinating book, The...
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History, Verisimilitude, and Messy Settings
Recently, I’ve been reading the five Otori...
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