You Picked It: Microscope
Back before Gencon, Phil threw out an article...
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Tag: world building
Diaspora: Cluster Generation in Action
At our last roleplaying meetup, we cast about...
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Seeds and Kernels
Game ideas come from the strangest places....
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Worldbuilding: The Illusion of a Vast Land
If you only have a sketch of a little area and...
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World Building: Monsters and Myths
There are a lot of takes on monsters and myth in...
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Building Cultures: Weddings
One of the most iconic ceremonies is the wedding...
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Historical Food and Holidays
Our self image as a people of leisure is a...
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Deep as a Puddle: Characters and Culture
One of the things that brings characters to life...
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Around the web in eighty clicks
Building a world Mo spread Simon C’s way...
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