Few things are more dreaded when it comes to tabletop RPGs than when a GM pulls out a pet NPC. Such NPCs are cool, awesome, and probably destined to take over a campaign because the GM loves them so much. Such foul creatures are usually frustrating to deal with because as a player you then […]
The Case For Maps And Minis
I’m not sure when the serious backlash against using maps and miniatures in your game began. I suspect that it found root first when 3rd Edition D&D made tactical, grid-based combat into the norm rather than the exception, then the dislike of maps and minis blossomed into full flower with 4th Edition D&D where it […]
It’s Not Easy Being Evil
An evil campaign is one of those things that get talked a lot about in gaming circles. A game where all the characters are evil, amoral, power hungry, and dangerous. There’s always been a certain kind of appeal to a game like that, where you can just let loose and run wild. A guard sasses […]
Make Like A Gaming Pirate: Sports
Sports are not something you often see in your tabletop gaming. Society, possibly as far back as there has been a society, has had some sort of sport for entertainment. Wrestling, boar hunting, gladiatorial combat, baseball, horse racing, tag, and on and on. Yet despite the prominence of sports in cultures, especially our current society, […]