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Genre Police: Generic Police

September 25, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 2 Comments

But before we begin talking about what generic systems can offer, we have to talk about how I can serve what you are looking for. 

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Genre Police: Un-Genre Police

September 11, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I was recently asked by a reader to cover how I would approach using one game system to run a different game or setting.

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Genre Police: Contenders, Ready!

August 15, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I have pretty much always wanted to run an arc in an RPG game that involved a fictional tournament.

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Genre Police: Siege Mentality

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

I hope that gives you an idea about a different structure of adventure/encounter to throw at your players, one that will shake up the status quo and pull your players together.

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Genre Police: In Defence Of The Monster

June 12, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 2 Comments

I hope it helps keep you from falling into the traps that we’ve come to associate with the term DMPC

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Genre Police: Unstoppable Evil

May 29, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

A few villains who might be a little more extreme in their relationships with the players.

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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 2 Comments

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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