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Battle Box, dice time and logistics: It’s the Box, Not Just What’s In It

June 15, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

The Battle Box is a cleverly designed dice container that lets you sort, display and roll your die all in one.

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Everybody knows there are flaws in the alignment grid… Why haven’t we changed it?

June 9, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

In the creative dramas a gamemaster wants their players to experience, the idea is to make their choices feel as meaningful as possible, right?

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Five tips for teaching someone to be a Dungeon Master

June 4, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Teaching someone to be a Dungeon Master is one of the most valuable things you can do to support the hobby.

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What is it like to DM? Lars van Breems tackles five common questions

May 5, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Five questions an actual play D&D host has been asked about being a DM!

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The walls are closing in! – or How to wrangle players and puzzles when the time is running out

April 25, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Sometimes players are gonna overthink things for a multitude of reasons and get stumped by a puzzle in the heat of the moment.

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Can you help prevent suicide by playing TTRPGs?

April 19, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) and mental health go hand-in-hand in today’s world. TTRPGs have become a common form of escapism, a way to forget about the problems of everyday life and get into a world of fantastical lands and people.

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Hardboiled Radio: A review of Golden Age radio plays

March 29, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

On October 30th 1938, Americans panicked. They ran screaming into the streets and many fled their cities. It was chaos.

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How Physician Assistant School Helped Me Craft an RPG: Sparking creativity for game players and designers

March 21, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Helping people with coughs and lacerations pays my bills. I love working as a PA, and don’t plan to leave the urgent care clinic even if we have a repeat of 2020.

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How to handle romance and sexuality in RPGs

February 7, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Romance and sexuality in RPGs can involve a great deal of OOC emotional investment. Since our PCs’ emotions are key here, we need to be comfortable delving into that territory.

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Megagames and COVID-19

December 16, 2020 by Guest Writer 1 Comment

Megagames are a large scale game with aspects of board game, political roleplay, and resource management game.

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