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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...

A calzone is just a closed-face grilled cheese sandwich melt. Occasionally made with pepperoni cold cuts. It's like it goes in one ear...

Let me introduce you to Mandu.

TIL The canary in the outlet by the light switch Who watches over you Is NOT a good bird. 😲

At the request of @Whizbang Dustyboots I’ve started this thread to explain what’s unique about 13th Age and Shadow of the Weird...

You would be surprised. Franchise ended, people grew up, had new interests and didn't follow author on social media. Specially outside...

To be fair to the shallow interpretation, I think it assumes all Chaotic characters would be Inherently Stupid, so it's not just CE.

As a player, I find it difficult too (antihero not so much), but as a DM playing the villains ... I can get cruel. The more I think...

This thread could be a good cautionary tale for any kind of "alignment-first" approach to making a realistic personality, other than as...

Nope. Freedom fighters and revolutionaries are very often driven by cults of personality. There are all sorts of real world examples...

That's pretty neat. So what is this WAR simulator for? Trying to optimise your strategy to get an edge when playing it with friends...

Ranger could be fine. HM is nice at low levels, but probably not ideal longer-term… the Fighter overall has better low-level abilities...