Lately, I’ve been noticing a trend in D&D/Role-Playing related materials, be they blogs, podcasts, and similar things. That trend is theft. Please don’t mistake me here. I’m not accusing anyone of plagiarism. It’s not that kind of theft. I mean theft in the sense that any story idea is available, and there’s no reason not […]
Go Ahead and Talk About Your Character
Let’s say that you, as your average tabletop RPG player, go somewhere online. Let’s further suppose that this place you go to is for fans of RPGs, a place they can hang out and chat. Let’s go one step further and suggest that while at this place, you start talking about the character or characters […]
My Game is in Trouble – Help Me Out!
A reader responded to a post I made yesterday with a “Help My Game” plea. I deemed this topic and the example posed good enough for its own post. Without further ado, here is Kaliam’s original comment, followed by my reply: I need help please! I’m running a campaign of a game I made with […]
Never Let Them Win!
– Even if we set aside the question of whether or not a player can actually win D&D, the title of this post makes a strong statement. Today’s post is about the perils of invoking a railroad in order to tell a story you want the players to experience, and then letting the players win […]