How one game designer used real-world companies to inspire satire and a scifi RPG
"Saving money for easy living" is the garbage Tramlaw shovels down society's throat. The truth is that they are saving money for themselves.
How procedural generation can save a busy DM
In the last years, video games have made popular the term "procedural generation" – and this is how it works at its most basic levels: a system where you have certain rules and frameworks, and a big database to draw from and fill the blanks.
Handling Online Battlemaps by cartographer Christian Zeuch
There are plenty of free maps that you can find and use online for your personal games.
Ask an expert: Emeka Ikechi’s cosplay photoshoot tips
Emeka Ikechi is Director of Vanity Studios, a contemporary studio for photoshoots in the centre of Shoreditch in London.
Freedom from Mechanics: Smoothing out your solo-RPG experience
Jacob White, the author of the indie project A Many Tale, which began life as a solo-RPG shares some wisdom and learnings around escaping from mechanics and smoothing out kinks from your solo experience.
Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous: An Interview with Banana Chan and Sadia Bies (Pelgrane Press)
Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous is an anthology of horror LARPs, all meant to be played at home around a dinner table.
The Next Level: 3D & Multidimensional Board Games
Multidimensional board games add one (or more) levels to the traditional, flat playing field.
Maps, Meteorology & Magic: Don’t begin your next quest without a weather check
When you sojourned through your last RPG session, did mountains help or hamper you? What about a freak snowstorm? Were a river’s rapids gentle and shallow or Class 5 widow-makers?
RPG Tips: 5 ways to hook players into a dark murder mystery
But how do you get players interested in a challenge that can't be dealt with steel or silver weapons?
The best Halloween 5e D&D one-shots for an utterly terrifying game night
Looking for some inspiration this Halloween? We’ve pulled together the best 5e D&D one-shots for a terrifying game night with your favorite people.
