The Podcast- A friendly conversation about natural-feeling characters with SettingFirstRPG
- A Friendly Conversation on Character Social Inequality in RPGs
- A Frightfully Cheerful Conversation on Horror and Comedy
- On the idea of a "Better Game"
- On what might be in a name, and Listener Calls
- Biting the Bullet with Jason Hobbs [video]
- Biting Bullets with Jason Hobbs
- A Friendly and Impossible chat with RPG Sean~
- On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist
- Is Immersion Impossible? A Friendly, Abridged Discussion~
Whispers in Darkness
The Morrow Project – Pre-release
Like members of Recon thawed out and set for surveillance of all that has changed since the Morrow Project went underground and under ice, the Pre-release of the new 4th Edition rules has gone out into the world today. As a satisfied member of a very well-conducted (almost military) Kickstarter campaign, I am among those with … Continue reading
Saturday Seed ~ 148 (Prime Directive)
This week’s seed is for Prime Directive by Amarillo Design Bureau. When I think of the game, I am thinking of its first edition, but fortunately for all of us, the property is strong and each of us can cheerfully use whichever version of the rules appeals. Yay us. My Saturday Seeds also reappear on … Continue reading
PvP and/or CvC? Intraparty Conflict
Although Player versus Player (PvP) seems to be the accepted term among a large proportion of gamers for conflict within the party, the broad use of this term can cause enough confusion that discussion of the outcomes of intraparty conflict can become unproductive. This entry chooses to focus on two types of intraparty conflict: Player … Continue reading
Enforcing Genre Fidelity Mechanically
For the sake of sanity and brevity, I do not want to get into the distinctions between being true to a genre to varying degrees, and caricaturing a genre. If you see me doing that, please stop me. I would like to remain briefly sane… wait. Nevermind. “I am gonna send you to a deep, … Continue reading
Colours out of Space
Casting Shadows 