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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions...

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

TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...

I understand that for many, hand-writing things out by hand and physical objects feel easier. Personally I have not found that to be the...

It's funny you should say that because I find that a lot of old school adventures are way better about this that some other games. Here...

I've never had a no show issue with my games, but overbooking is a good idea. I'm sure the airline industry approves. :)

As Maka & Wrenn proceed in the other direction, they make themselves harder to see; each of them comes to an ideal position, and takes...

I often end up staying up far too late fiddling with design after all my other stuffs are taken care of. I feel you.

I like short rest mechanics, and only like daily abilities if they are adequately explained by the virtue of a good night's sleep. I...

Cycle: 500: Day: 17. Season: Rebirth. (5 days until the ship returns) Kite decides to assist Terrendale; after all, the original...

This era of self-publishing is great in many ways, but it also means that places like DTRPG are stuffed to the gills with useless cruft...

As I said, everything seems pushed back. June release is about two months later than normal. Years traditionally have four seasons, like...

It's funny you should say that because I find that a lot of old school adventures are way better about this that some other games. Here...

I can do without this kind of overhead these days, and agree that how 5/5.5 has gone is really not it.