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One of the challenges in discussing Paranoia, the classic dark comedy RPG comes from the text itself. While most RPGs delineate between setting information, rules information, what the characters know and what the players know, Paranoia mashes it all together in a chaotic tumble. Eager players...

Savage Worlds ancestry creation system would do mutant animal creation very well. If I were going to design a game like this from scratch that's probably what I would use. Part of the fun of this retroclone experience is the randomness and playing the gonzo character that the dice give you...

I I talk about the similarities and differences more in my review of Mutants In The Now.

It’s a good feeling as a game designer to know people enjoy your work. Even more so when they support a Kickstarter for your first expansion. That’s what happened to Mutants In The Now, which cleaned up and updated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And Other Strangeness to preserve what made that...

Monster hunting is universal. While the brilliant Monster of the Week focuses on the modern day, there are plenty of historical settings that have stories full of the same found family of brave men and women looking to take down monstrous creatures. Think of Dracula with Dr. Van Helsing and his...

While the gadgets and the gear are what makes Cyberpunk Red cool, what I love about my games are the characters. I love the classic tropes of calling in a favor from a friend, hitting up an old friend for information on your current job and even the sudden yet inevitable betrayal when the...

The Firefly license and the Serenity license were two seperate things. When I was working on the Firefly RPG, any characters from the movie were off limits.

There's also an impending Kickstarter for a new version of the CCG. It apparently has had a cult following that's kept it alive all these years.

The duelling system keys off of ability scores. It's not really affected by level so I think you could use it at higher tiers.

For nerds who were not around in the 90s, it can be hard to understand just how many people wanted a Highlander RPG experience. Not only were there fan rules for use with the World of Darkness, there were unofficial attempts with games like Immortal: The Invisible War and Legacy: War of Ages. It...

Solo gaming offers itself as a solution to one of the pressure points in the hobby. It can be hard to find a Dungeon Master and scary to step up and try it yourself. When the pandemic shook apart gaming groups, many players turned to solo games to keep their imaginations in shape. While most of...

I'm hoping to get an interview with them at some point to talk about the RPG side of things.

One thing that helped ease my concerns about XP hoarding was allowing players the ability to cash in XP for advencement at any time. I would often remind them of it before a relevant roll or action. It made the levelling feel a little more organic and video game-y in a good way.

Folk horror has flourished in the last few years though its roots run deep throughout the entire genre. Films like Midsommar and The Ritual brought these kinds of scares to the forefront but the concept that there’s something hidden deep in the rural areas of the world that we will never...