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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.

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Genre Police: Storming The Dungeon

April 18, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Ever notice that the dynamics of your campaign can change?

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Genre Police: Player Roles

April 4, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

While it is useful to recognise those skillsets and use them to add extra elements to your game, it is easy to overlook the other skill set that people bring to your table: social roles.

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Genre Police: The Resource That Talks

March 20, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Players are maybe the best hidden resource the Role playing game format has.

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Genre Police: Risk assessment

March 7, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

We've been discussing safety for a while now, and while it pains me to say it, it is likely that at some point, there will be a moment when a game goes somewhere you didn't expect, or you make a mistake about safety.

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Genre Police: Stay safe

February 14, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

During the conversation, the player said to me 'you know, looking back, I realise I wasn't really comfortable with some stuff in the game'. Even though most of it was related to a single players actions, that was hard to hear.

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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.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dungeon bitches, Emily Allen, rpg tips

Genre Police: Safety Dance

January 31, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

So what can we conclude about safety tools? They are a necessary element, but they need to come as part of a more holistic approach that involves making the table a safe space for all to play.

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Genre Police: Working From The Same Playbook

January 24, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

This time we're going to look at a mechanic that changed the way I look at the process of character creation: the playbook.

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Genre Police: Creation Stories

January 17, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

The process of character creation is a framing device. It shows us as players what the game cares about, how we are supposed to navigate it and what is likely to be important going forward.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

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