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I really like the "Price Is Right" d20 roll (highest without going over) as a way to gauge success and have considered yoinking it foer...

Another way to use technology in modern horror: you shop online to get weapons & supplies delivered to you via Amazon drones!* Of...

Expanding on this: smart phones can make all kinds of noise. Besides phone calls, there’s alerts for texts, emails, alarms, reminders...

Wouldn't touch Imperial with a ten foot pole.

I'm no good at the math thing, but does a single die even have a "average" result, mathematically. I know that like 3d6 has a bell...

Interestingly enough I enjoy videogames much more that don't do scaled leveling too. I was really annoyed by the scaling in Bethesda...

That's probably the easiest way! I know that was one of the primary motivatiors for why Star Wars became the main game I ran in my...

Oof long thread. In my experience over the decades, one of the few things that makes players care about the lore is if the game is...

I'm definitely in the camp where combat encounters tend to be an organic thing whose particulars are decided by the narrative. I don't...

Oh I thought we were talking about make-believe. But if you’re into realism, sure…

In 40-odd years I have found there is one way, and one way only, to do this reliably -- get a feel for the game and your group and learn...

Or, you know, just the government itself, no shadowy group needed in most cases...

A decent boardgame section with an fair selection of different games. A huge used novel section. A huge Warhammer minis section. A small...

In my way back when times I ran a few D&D games that didn't have all of the niche roles filled. It is a running joke, or cliche, that...

So, "people getting talked into playing something they don't want to play" is a table thing, not a game thing. It can absolutely happen...