I often think about what it would be like to be young again. I remember long weekends and vacations and summers spent crafting campaigns and worldbuilding. Writing out adventures complete with detailed maps, stat blocks already looked up, and NPC’s created for my players to run into. Those were fun days, since worldbuilding was and … Continue reading False Choices and Living Worlds
Category: GM Advice
Gaming Gatekeeping and “Ableism”
Black Knight Security: The finest unnecessary gatekeeping this side of Camelot. No coconuts necessary... If you’re reading this, role playing games are for you! Here at Angel's Citadel, we try pretty hard to remain (mostly) about the games. We want to make sure that the stories we all like to tell take center stage in … Continue reading Gaming Gatekeeping and “Ableism”
Consent in Gaming: Roleplaying Safety Tools
I’ve seen a lot of arguments and discussion on the Discords I belong to, my Twitter feed, and of course Reddit about Consent in Gaming. I’ve even heard the words "special snowflake", and boy didn’t that bring back memories. So, first I’m going to take away the special snowflake comment. Yes, I am a special … Continue reading Consent in Gaming: Roleplaying Safety Tools
Does the Cypher System Need Cyphers?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.”Romeo & Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2 Joann and I were part of a conversation a little while ago where someone we know on our Discord Server was asking about Cyphers in the Cypher System and if you … Continue reading Does the Cypher System Need Cyphers?
Running Games for Kids
So, a conversation came up on the Cypher Unlimited Discord server that I’m a big part of as a moderator. The subject was running games for children. I tried to give the guy some helpful advice and I hope it was helpful. Then I realized, other people might be able to use some of this … Continue reading Running Games for Kids
Storytelling and Gaming 