Tabletop RPGs like to pretend they’re about dragons, dungeons, and daring heroics, but anyone who’s […]
Alone on Boot Hill: Kidnapped!
The three local outlaws hastily agreed to split up, change clothing, and meet up at […]
What Is A Game, Really?
Sharp-eyed watchers of the meta-discussions that surround tabletop gaming will notice that most criticism of […]
RPG Campaigns: Who’s Driving This Train?
Despite the OSR’s recent moves to incorporate more BROSR techniques into their games (after a […]
Hither Came Thar-Alak
Across the wide steppe the black haired man fled, and his creditors followed. The people […]
Race to the Shortest Possible Turn
“But wait! My PC would have…” There’s a theory floating around out there in RPG […]
Random Tables and Simulated Worlds: An Exercise
The thing about random tables – or “procedural generation” if you’re one of those midwits […]
Towards A New Model of Adventure Gaming
As this post goes live, the IP holders for D&D are doing their darndest to […]
Mary Shelley Invented RPGs
Thanks in large part to the bros actively re-inventing and reshaping RPGs through experimentation, session […]
Homestead Hobbying
This is an RPG post. I promise. For the last few years the family has […]