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I've been playing Dragonbane this weekend, and it reminds me of why I hate skill systems. First, I have to say that I love almost...

[Brendan Byrd’s] D&D: Mystara GM Agenda: Make it fun and age appropriate, while savouring the parody and satire. Encourage greatness in...

I have a whole PBTA style guide document we have been using for RuneQuest, here ya go! (link)

Something I really like in Pbta games is how the GM Agenda communicates the games' core themes and play principles in three simple...

Good question, as I still haven't played the game. But I guess they're supposed to go down/be dealt with fast. As I understand it, the...

I think playstyle is important and the distinction of calling them opinionated isnt necessary. Part of the design evolution of RPGs is...

[NOTE: This is another in my ongoing musing threads meant to help me think about my Bucket List RPG. The purpose of the discussion is...

My friends are warming up to play Triangle Agency (finally) and I'm looking for little cues and effects to amp up the surrealist vibe of...

Any mechanic can be rendered as a procedure for enacting the mechanic, yes. But, I think there are probably also procedures that are...

This is both really hard to talk about and really important when it comes to TTRPGs. This must be why Powered by the Apocalypse...

From back in my technical writing days - when documenting any process, you have choices to make as to the level of granularity you...

Sure. The Shadowdark Torch Timer is a procedure of play, and not a mechanic. The shadowdark random encounter system is a procedure of...

I love Burning Wheel and Burning Empires. My player base doesn't... Duel of Wits is brilliant. the battles in BE are wonderful... but...

I didn’tread the Forge personally. The best explanation I have is that procedures and mechanics are both examples of rules but mechanics...

Continuum: a time travel TTRPG that sort of works for the time travel, but has a system, setting and backstory that are utterly bizarre...