The Goals of an RPG, or the R.P.G’s of gaming

If it’s not fun, don’t play. -One-Eyed Man I imagine we all agree with the preceding statement unless we have issues with masochism or other self-interest eschewing disorders. That said, I have been coming across repeated statements ‘out there’ that the purpose of the GM in an RPG, and by extension an RPG’s ultimate goal, … Continue reading

Technical Questions

This is a brief explanation of this section: Posts in this category will be of two types. The first, and likely most common type of these, will be entries that pose questions for game masters, asking them to think about and share how they would deal with a specific situation in a game they were … Continue reading

Saturday Seeds

This series of posts will present whole or partial story ideas for use in your own games. If you use any of them, please leave a comment to let me know how they worked, what you chose to or needed to change and expand, and think of me kindly… once in a while.

What to expect from Casting Shadows

Using either the pull-down menus at the top of the page, or the various means of tag and category search tools arrayed along the sides, readers can explore a still-growing collection of commentary and comments about roleplaying games and techniques for both players and adjudicators. The focus of these posts is strictly on face-to-face and … Continue reading

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