Genre Police: Character Assassination
So why are we discussing a German Marxist playwright from the forties? Well, I think Brecht's viewpoint is also relevant to RPG play.
Genre Police: Take The Power Back
Let's talk about control for a minute. Any time one person has a kind of control over another, there's a power imbalance. This is constantly true about RPGs.
Advanced World Building: Tower-Faced Demon Castle Adventure
Advanced World Building uses the tools from 1981’s Basic Dungeons & Dragons and Expert D&D and re-imagined in Old School Essentials to build a starting campaign setting. It is further enriched with the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy, Advanced Fantasy Monsters, and Advanced Fantasy Treasures. Even though it is based on Basic D&D, it could be used with other D&D rules or fantasy RPGs.
A Beginner’s Guide to Character Creation in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
If you're new to DnD 5e or playing with someone who is, making a character can seem overwhelming.
Genre Police: Elsa Was Right
The heart of most RPG is a collaborative effort dictated by a conversation. The programming loop of most games is 'player dictates own narrative, makes check, GM describes narrative until they are prepared to give it up, then they hand narrative back to players', and it can seem jarring to deviate from that.
Genre Police: One More Time
You should always make sure that any session you design with time travel in mind should have a planned structure – a focused view rather than a wide angle.
Genre Police: Time After Time
These notes are for anyone wanting to use time travel as an adventure option but also to people who are planning a whole weird campaign where the point is to get lost in the river of time.
Genre Police: Time Stand Still
RPG tips on how and why speeding up, slowing down or even cutting up the flow of time can make you a better Game Master.
Genre Police: Deep Time
If you've ever said 'And we skip to the next morning', you've moved the time dial up for a moment then put it back.
Genre Police: The Quickie
When we talk about the third dial of game structure – Duration – perhaps we should just pause and understand that often, this dial is dictated by people's lives.
