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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

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...

Except again, you are not actually saying anything correct. The above statement fundamentally does not understand what Play to Find...

I figured somebody would jump on that one. :) I got through, in total, about 2 and a half episodes of Babylon 5 and bounced off it...

There is the evergreen model. Almost 10 year old Curse of Strahd still has "500+ bought this month" on Amazon. Tomb of Annihilation...

You play to find out the answer to things. No idea where you're coming from here. Pretty much every game that builds "play to find...

Here theyre generally older or under 20 with there friends. Not many in the 25-39 range.

Not every story has a clock running, though. If we get the job to secure an artifact from a dungeon, there might be no time table at...

This all kind of underscores the fundamental uselessness of the whole "play to find out" statement as a practical matter. As if any RPG...

Tastes vary of course, but in my experience, disengaged players prefer railroads, because it requires minimal effort from them. Engaged...

So, I love life-path systems (like Traveller). I've used them in my own games (like WOIN). I also like it when systems generate PC...

Simon recognizes Trevor for who he is because he's a cinephile who knows about all sorts of obscure films, shows, and actors. Everyone...