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Articles by Guest Writer
In this archive, you'll find Guest Writer's recent work on Tabletop & RPGs and Geek Stuff.
SAKE RPG tips: My players want to build a Kingdom
Geek Native invited Rainer Kaasik-Aaslav, the author of SAKE, a tabletop RPG currently on Kickstarter, to tackle the situation when players prefer to build kingdoms rather than go on adventures.
Scenario design: The glue that binds mysteries
I asked game designer Josh Fox whether there was something he would write about mystery games and what makes them tick.
The “Dice” Debate Has Got to Die
“Die” goes back far enough, that we aren’t completely sure of the deepest roots. At least that gives us a clear indication of how long mankind might have been obsessed with odds and gaming.
The Straight Way Lost: Making a “Real Person” in an RPG
Melina Sedó is the main author in the 5e adventure and sourcebook The Straight Way Lost. The Kickstarter is running now, has hundreds of backers and hit the funding goal.
Five of the best pens to gift the Dungeon Master in your life
As Geek Native’s local Stylophile (Pen Snob) I was recently asked for some suggestions for pens to gift to a Dungeon Master, and once I’d been told that anything in a material called Primary Manipulation was for the other type of DM I thought I’d share my thoughts here. Option 1: Uni Kuru Toga Starting […]
D&D Belongs to You: Use Foundry and Roll20 et al but not WotC’s VTT, argues 5e publisher
Chris Dias owns Dias Ex Machina and created Ultramodern5, the most successful non-fantasy book for 5th Editoins D&D not published by WOTC.
Collaboration, not substitution: 5e’s most successful non-fantasy publisher on AI in RPGs
Chris Dias owns Dias Ex Machina, the creator of Ultramodern5, the most successful non-fantasy book for 5th Editions D&D not published by WOTC.
Why does anime food look so good?
Geek Native invited Kelly Choi to make some suggestions. Why Kelly? Kelly is the boss at Kelly Loves, a restaurant-quality home sushi kit site. Kelly was born in Korea, learned in Japan and then moved to Europe.
Does Deep Blue dream of electric sheep?
Deep Blue debuted its chess-playing skills in 1996, and lost to Grandmaster Garry Kasparov in Philadelphia. The computer’s victory, the matches everyone thinks about when they hear Deep Blue, happened in 1997, over the course of six games.
