Moving the Game Forward
For me, there is nothing more boring than watching a GM roll dice behind a screen, whispering something to his chin for minutes on end. If a GM tells you: “I like to roll dice and play as well!” just...
RUNNING-THE-GAME
Finest collection of 11 posts for your perusal
Combat as a Puzzle vs Combat as a Scene
I always knew something weird happens in the player brains when we play on grids, but couldn’t quite put my finger on it, until recently.
Engaging Players
Having four to five people constantly engaged in what is an inherently slow and long game of roleplaying is sometimes a challenging task.
Faction Drama Over Saturn
Cautionary story of how not to introduce factions in an open world campaign.
On Information, Clue Gathering and Unlocking Secrets
Most of you reading this have probably heard about the well-known essay from The Alexandrian called the “Three Clue Rule” that deals with the following problem in mystery and clue gathering scenarios:
Pointcrawling Across the Ninth World
In his latest post MrVekyl goes on point on pointcrawls and how to use them in Numenera.