Disco Elysium has a lot in common with tabletop RPGs, which makes it a great tool for gamemasters looking to pick up some useful skills!
Disco Elysium Teaches You to Be a Better TTRPG Gamemaster
Apocalypse World First Impressions: Only One Step from Chaos
I finally got to play Apocalypse World for the first (two) time(s) - what was it like?
I ALMOST Got to Play Apocalypse World
Can you write a first impressions for a game you technically didn't play yet? I'm sure gonna try!
Skycrawl’s Evocative Worldbuilding Tools are an Excellent Companion for TTRPG Gamemasters
Skycrawl is a great supplement for adding sky adventures to your fantasy TTRPG, with a particular strength at evocative worldbuilding!
Avatar Legends Skillfully Captures the Emotional Drama of the Source Material
When I was a young teenager my sister and I were still playing imagination games, essentially live action roleplays with no defined rules. We'd pick whatever show or game we were excited about at the time and port those characters and worlds into our play. We lived apart, but on certain weekends I would travel... Continue Reading →
In Which I Stare Longingly at Zombie World While My RPG Friends are in Quarantine
Because I don't have a large enough group in my nuclear family to play a session of Zombie World, today I'll be settling for looking at the cards and thinking about how cool they are.
Reclaim the Wild’s Extended Challenge Mechanic Provides a Versatile Tool for Non-Combat Challenges in TTRPGs
At their best, extended challenges allow the heroes to put their unique traits on display while still working together as a team towards a single common goal.
Fight Like a Hero – The Crunchy Combat of Reclaim the Wild
The fun is in creating small puzzles with the monsters where they show off their unique strategies, allowing the players to be challenged in short but sweet bursts.
A Pirate’s Life For Me? Nah! – First and Last Impressions of 7th Sea
The weird contradiction of 7th Sea is a game that in its attempt to give you more freedom instead creates structures that restrict your creative freedom.
How Do You Make a Drunken Sailor? Creating a Character for 7th Sea 2nd Edition
Where most RPGs have an experience point system for character advancement, 7th Sea instead focuses on the stories that you tell about your character.
Adventure Rules 