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I see Krull as the D&D film. It has all the elements for D&D. Kill the player PCs! Choke and cold!

The things about rpgs is the unlimited option of action. It trumps video and board games better than tenfold. Imagine a game where you could do whatever you want. Wil Wheaton sees it. He's trying to expand the hobby to the real world beyond the corner many rpg companies seem happy to inhabit...

TSR went too deep with staffing while committing to various dead-end ventures (a textile company?). If they had stuck to gaming, finalized a real movie deal, and had a better attitude towards women (damn Gary) they would still be on top. I remember the TSR commercials on TV and that scene in...

Ooooo ..... the swamp lands of Eberron. Have you read Brooks' "The Sword of Shannara"? The part when Shea, Flick, and Menion attempt to navigate the Black Oaks? They end up fighting for their lives against tentacles that strike at them through the misty-darkness. They never see the monstrosity...

Role-playing is far more unpredictable than writing a story. The article mentions story/narrative arcs, where there is an established beginning. middle, and end. Rpg adventurers don't work that way. You can run ten different groups through the same module and where each group experiences their...

Poison dart traps. Your players will despise you. They may curse you to your face. They may even flip the table and throw your dice through a window. Triggered by footfall or touching a wall, DC20 Perception to spot trap, +8 attack for dart, DC19 CON save vs. Purple Worm poison (12d6 damage...

"Given how often gamers ignore logistics, it begs the question: why have it at all?" Because some players and GMs enjoy it. That's reason enough for supposition. If most of the group finds counting-out coin tiresome, then don't. Skip it and move on. Fun is the key, right?

Gaming companies should bet on players having their devices at games. Segregate the rules? In my experience players can always find distractions. Before devices it was books or debates on topics unrelated to the game. Now it's devices, books, and unrelated chatter. The trick here is the GM...

You posted you "only spare a token of time" to research. There's your issue. It takes many hours of research to translate ideas to rpg ideas. You need to create player choice into a scenario or sequence of scenarios. That takes time. Just from what you have posted, you aren't putting in the...

Yeah. You're insane for running that. Anime is over-the-top crazy in terms of action so wash away any intention of a normal world. Let the players feel super-powerful by giving them a setting they can change with a thought. I suggest making them feel like mini-Gamemasters, rather than players...