Reasons & Resources for Playing Pen & Paper RPGs Online

For many people, finding a consistent group of players with which to enjoy an RPG, especially for a long campaign, is a difficult, if not completely insurmountable task. Why might a person want to play online? What are the benefits and advantages to doing such a thing? What tools are available to players? I got […]

Thoughts on the Dungeon World Basic Game

Before you do anything else, I want you to go read DM Samuel’s post about Apocalypse World, located here. Done? Okay. The reason I do that is because Dungeon World is what happens when D&D and Apocalypse World get together and spawn a new game. The game really has an old school D&D sensibility to […]

Apocalypse World: An Introduction

As an RPG GM I like to think of myself as a jack-of-all-trades rather than a one-trick-pony. Not that there’s anything wrong with only playing or running one system, if nothing else it allows for a great deal of system mastery that can be utilized to run great games, but for myself I like to […]

Opportunity Actions: Game Night Blog Carnival – Zombies!!!

Welcome to the Game Night Blog Carnival!  This is a new feature we’re doing once a month with a few other RPG blogs.  If you have an RPG blog, and would like to participate, check out the FAQ at the main Game Night page. “This One’s a No-Brainer!” So says the ubiquitous line at the top of the […]