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The King of Dungeons is my new fantasy RPG that puts the role of the adventuring party front and centre. It went to Kickstarter today and funded in 13 minutes. As I type it’s at 500% of its goal. The King of DungeonsA tabletop RPG about fantastic shenanigans. www.kickstarter.com It’s a...

Howdy. It’s taken us nearly 70 episodes but we finally got round to our D&D 5e episode. If you wanna hear a Brit take on the old warhorse, point yourself here and enjoy https://smartparty.wordpress.com/2018/03/20/1181/

Honestly, sometimes my game design looks like it's not really design at all. It's more a remix of classic ingredients; an RPG compilation album of greatest hits. On a mechanical level, you can see the lineage though on a surface level, you might need to squint a bit. For me, game mechanics are...

Being a gamer used to be so simple. Designers designed. Publishers published. Stores stocked and we played. With the advent of cheap technology, those boundaries have blurred. Now I can design games from the comfort of my own armchair. I could even write it on my phone and upload it tonight...

Hi, I've just started putting some of my work up on DriveThru. I've been published under other guises in the past, but this is my own thing. Early days yet, but I'd be grateful if you could drop by, check 'em out, and tell me what you think! So far, both on Pay What You Want, a chatty guide to...

I like adventures. I couldn't find many that suited my personal style, so, inspired by 13th Age, I wrote one. It's called "Up to Our Necks in the Knee Deep". It's an adventure supplement for 13th Age. To be honest, I think it's worth checking out no matter what your favourite fantasy game or...

Hi, pick this apart would you? I'm one of the people who think that skill challenges in 4e are ace. I love them, and slot them into published adventure sessions whenever I can. I do appreciate that they're not for everyone, and it took me a while to get used to them myself. I love them so much...

The original unoriginal beginning to adventure. But what if you did all meet in a tavern, and what if that tavern was the most fantastic place in the world? What would that look like? My plan is to make the ultimate tavern for fantasy worlds. It will be the place to meet patrons, swap stories...

I'm prepping a couple of one shots for a con that's just round the corner (time-wise) and I've drawn a blank. I usually have no problems at all, and I'm not short on inspiration, I just can't seem to get the ideas coming. So two questions: first, what do you do when you need to get the juices...

So today is my 41st birthday, which means I've now been roleplaying for 30 years exactly. I was lucky enough to get some money in a birthday card so I'm heading off to Leisure Games to buy the new Monster Manual. Which is exactly what I did in 1979. You know what? I love D&D.

I'm planning out a new campaign. In essence it comes down to this: The Feywild and the Shadowfell go to war. I'm going to take 30 levels to get to the end of this story, but you don't have to. Who wins? and why?

And why does he get thanks in nearly every WotC 4e credits page?