One of the earliest recorded instances of the facepalm... One of the things I’ve noticed in gaming is this interesting desire for perfection. There seems to be a wide-spread desire to play the perfect game, tell the perfect story, have the perfect amount of game knowledge (rules, lore, or both). This is also often combined … Continue reading What if I Screw Up?
Author: zerosangel
Battlemaps (and Art, Tokens, and Props) vs. Theater of the Mind
So, in this article I’m talking about another one of those cutthroat, knockdown, dragout topics that we gamers seem to love arguing about our opinions on: Battlemaps vs. Theater of the Mind. We’re going to look at what the difference is and which you should use. I’m going to start off with the answer to … Continue reading Battlemaps (and Art, Tokens, and Props) vs. Theater of the Mind
Review: Coriolis
Continuing with our efforts to branch out to systems that are new to us, today we’re taking a look at Coriolis, a science fiction game based on the Year Zero engine first used in Mutant: Year Zero. Coriolis is released by Free League Publishing. We only have a Coriolis in PDF format so that’s what … Continue reading Review: Coriolis
Game Publishing: Licenses
As the title says, for this article we're going to start talking about the big one, the amazing one, the dangerous thing called… publishing. Most people I follow and a number of TTRPG gamers talk about being a publisher. Having their name as a headliner on a book that they wrote, or in some cases … Continue reading Game Publishing: Licenses
Campaigns v. Short Series v. One Shots
Don't you wish your TTRPG group looked so prestigious? One of the things I’ve noticed in my many years of gaming is that as we grow older, our available time shortens. Life happens. School, work, children, or in my current case, grandchildren. As one who typically runs games rather than plays in them, I've found … Continue reading Campaigns v. Short Series v. One Shots
Storytelling and Gaming 