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Genre Police: The Many Faces Of Evil

May 8, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I hope this gives you something to think about and use in your game. Try designing a villain that fits each of these archetypes for your game, and see what you come up with!

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Genre Police: So Bad, It’s Good

April 16, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 1 Comment

Some villains are great because they are just out for one thing – but that thing doesn't leave room for us to continue breathing.

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Genre Police: Choose Your Own Adventure(s)

April 3, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 3 Comments

Last time we talked about new RPGs and how to get players to try them. But how do you even begin to work out what you want to play?

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Genre Police: That Difficult Second Album

March 13, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

You delivered a satisfying conclusion with a cathartic payoff. Now it's all over. The game is done. And you already miss it.

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Genre Police: Tangled Up In Blue

February 27, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

You have, let's say, a character who has a romantic subplot. While it's come up in play, both the player and the GM want to flesh this out. But you can't really dedicate the time to one player's date night.

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Genre Police: Deep Think

February 13, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Roleplaying can be a really emotive, cathartic and challenging experience if you want it to be.

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Genre Police: World Wide Woleplay

January 23, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Last article, we looked at a model of a shared roleplaying world. I talked about each of the seven groups I had playing campaigns that affected that shared, or 'living' world and examined the way I had chosen to weave the groups into each other.

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Genre Police: Life Map

January 2, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

This is an example of a living world. Which is the model presented above. A game world that is affected by several play groups and the knock-on effect of actions in one game, change those in others.

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Genre Police: Parallel Play

December 26, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Sometimes, roleplaying games can become very focused on the heroes.

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Genre Police: Zero To Hero

December 19, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

What's session zero? The GM gathers a group and informs them about the game; you discuss expectations and characters. Where did it come from?

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