...but not zombies. Zombies some other time. This is about pig-faced orcs meant to be killed.1 Or War dogs from MCDM's Draw Steel. Or a million other baddies that look and act...

Players trust sense motive checks, can you blame them? The referee must present the world truthfully, but that obligation ends once they begin speaking through an NPC. An NPC...

System: cramOS TTRPG by Shurebis Module: B4 The Lost City Runtime: 3 Sessions (~5-6 hours), 1 Droid Notable procedures: Treasure finds converted to 1 scrap or d6 roll on "dead...

You are the strongest, unstoppable, but your energy is limited. Invest calories wisely. They must pay off. Hunt patiently. Wait for an overwhelming advantage. As long as that...

For no reason in particular I've been thinking about heist RPGs. What if you and your fellow players plan a heist too well? You spend one or two real life evenings meticulously...

I meant to have an introduction proposing reasons one would ever do this. But I'm sick, so now it's an exercise left to the reader. I'll save it for the playtest report &...

Noel in collaboration with Caleb Zane Huett over at Viridian Void has a snappy little post on Description + Action = Living NPC. Nice stuff and I thought I'd share something...

A game for one Magi Maestro and any number of pupils to dive deep into learning, advancement and magic in the Burning Wheel. Obligate Jargon: Hypodiegetic Westmarches Magical...

Lore24 and Dungeon23 were great challenges, this is another in that vein. My only quibble is that I don’t really need a megadungeon or several hundred lore tidbits. What I...

After reading Beau Rancourt’s survey of search procedures, I was struck by how tedious it all seemed. As one commenter put it, “If I'm spending 10 minutes analyzing a small...