I love RPG settings. I love the worlds that are given to us by writers and designers to play around in. I enjoy the fiction, I like background material, I like feeling like I’m playing in a world that could be real. World building is arguably the most fun for me as a GM and […]
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 […]
Across A Table Madly 2: Props in your RPG Game
This is the release of our second full episode of Across a Table Madly, our new podcast about all things RPG. This episode’s topic is Props in your Game! The sound is a bit fuzzy and has a slight static – hope it isn’t too much to bear. We are working on getting a site […]
Review – Shadowrun 2050
Let me tell you a story, if I may. No, you cannot leave. If you try and sneak away again, you’ll get the long version. It has a Power Point presentation. Now, where was I? Oh yes. A story. Unlike a lot of people I know, my introduction into the world of tabletop gaming wasn’t […]