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Inhospitable Settings: Restricting Magic in D&D 5e

May 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native held a round table discussion on Inhospitable Settings in which several RPG designers talked about the attraction of settings that are a bit different, the importance of not straying too far from science and world-building techniques.

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Inhospitable Settings: Darkness encounter table

April 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Darkness can be hard to describe beyond telling the players to imagine their characters cannot see anything.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: lokdown, nor cal mythos, round table, rpg tips

Biohazard Games: Jeff Barber on using RPGs as a lens for modern concerns

April 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Blue Planet was often criticized for having an environmental agenda, and though I always felt that was only one aspect of setting, we are certainly leaning into that intent now as the threats to the Earth’s ecology have become existential.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Biohazard games, blue planet, jeff barber, round table, rpg tips

Round Table discussion: RPGs with inhospitable settings

April 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you thought about setting an RPG in an inhospitable such as a frozen world, dark planet or even in the ocean?

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