I assure you, the amount of effort I had to put in would have broken a lesser man.
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.
Doing Difficulty Right – How the Hard Mode of Bug Fables Encourages You to Push Yourself
If you choose to play the game at a higher difficulty, Bug Fables gives you the tools you need in order to have a fighting chance at doing so.
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.
Bug Fables May Just Be the Pinnacle of Classic Paper Mario Combat
While the proper Paper Mario series moves off in a new direction, Bug Fables is the love letter to the combat that the old guard fondly remembers.
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.
Reflecting On My First Livestream: The Value of Overwhelming Support
Last Thursday I made my live-streaming debut on my very own Twitch channel. It was something I'd been going back and forth on for a long time, but thanks to a combination of discovering the right game and receiving some encouragement from my fellow bloggers, I finally decided to give it a try. The outcome... Continue Reading →
Unpacking My Reaction to Paper Mario: The Origami King
The Origami King may not be The Thousand-Year Door followup of my dreams, but that's okay - Paper Mario doesn't have to be TTYD to still be good.
Announcing the First Ever Adventure Rules Live Stream, Which I Am Totally Not Panicking About
What else would be the first game streamed on Adventure Rules? It was always this. It had to be this.