Genre Wars
Scormey
If you’re a fan of “Dungeons & Dragons”, and only “Dungeons & Dragons”, you will likely not know this… but there are more tabletop roleplaying game genres than dice in…
Tabletop Roleplaying Games
Great setting, horrible system
It’s the age-old conundrum: Do you play a bad game for an amazing setting? The list of great games with bad systems is too long to list in its entirety…
Why all the hate for 2D20?
Okay, I just have to ask people… Why do so many people hate Modiphius‘ 2D20 system? I know it isn’t your standard “Dungeons & Dragons”-style D20 system, but that’s part…
Guts
So I thought today might be a good enough time to talk about the game engine I’m thinking of using for my upcoming tabletop roleplaying game. A lot of you…
So much for that project
Just to lay things all out on the table, I was going to use this article to announce the pending release of a new tabletop roleplaying actual-play podcast. I was…
Oodles of goodness for Free RPG Day 2026!
Tomorrow, June 27th, 2026, is Free RPG Day 2026 (unless you’re in the UK, where it has been delayed to a future date due to shipping issues). Most brick-and-mortar game…
Actions have Consequences
Recently I have been pondering tabletop roleplaying game mechanics, especially one simple question: When should one take an action? Well, that really depends on the game, frankly. Crunchier games with…
Bringing your adventures into the Great Outdoors
It’s Memorial Day here in America, which means the (unofficial) start of Summer! As such, many people celebrate by taking a long weekend vacation, often their first camping trip of…
Buried in “D&D” rubbish
What is going on in the tabletop roleplaying game scene? I get it that “Dungeons & Dragons” is the biggest TTRPG in the world, and has been for a very…