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The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and...

It is with some measure of irony that in this month’s editorial Ian Livingstone asks “when will we see a British RPG on the scene?” It’s...

I launched my first session at my local public library, and I’m pleased to report it was a success. But it was not without a few bumps...

Wizards of the Coast has made another D&D game designer - this time tapping Erin Roberts, creator of the Godsbreath setting seen in...

Well, I agree that a single skill check does not a wilderness trek make. Or a dungeon crawl. Or a negotiation. I'd like a better...

To expand on this: someone (I think it was Ron Edwards) once said that an RPG needs to have some things that are fixed, and some things...

Terrible pacing and contradictory plot elements describes a lot of books I've read and movies I've watched. In Blade Runner, the day is...

How so? Class ability X happens at level Y.

We have reached the "Get me into my appointment, I need caffeine." step of our afternoon. Caffeine, food, and I feel like I'm eating...

I voted 3, but the better answer would be “they’re hard to get in the middle of a quest, but most quests are complete-able without one.”...

So the Quick-Start Guide suggests that new DMs begin with the Wilderness booklet. That booklet suggests they start with the Trail...

I don't think that's a game specific thing. No one has to "author" a D&D story either.

that’s like saying that if your factory can build pickup trucks it should be able to also churn out F1 racing cars. It really depends on...

Yeah it’s a story to me. I’m making character choices based on what they would do but it’s through the prism of value rather than...