A weird thought came over me. "What if players could keep a character from dying?"It was an odd thought, especially as I'm specifically designing a game where characters can,...

 I don't really like magic systems. In fact, I'll go further: I don't like the idea of even calling magic a "system." I don't like it having rules, and points, and casts per...

Summer is over. I don't really like summer as a season; I don't do well in heat and leaving the protective confines of the Bay can lead me to immediately perish. (Scotland is,...

 On the 26th of August, 1346, the forces of Edward III, king of England, stood in a series of columns between the villages of Crecy and Wadicourt, peering down the hills...

 I love Call of Cthulhu. I'll gush about it some other time; for now it's enough to begin with the fact that it is my favorite game system I've ever played and I've played more...

I have a tendency to start fights. I really don't know why; I have some strong opinions, but most people do, too, and I think I'm much more mild than most. I hate arguing; I...

 Listen, admit it: You want to read someone else's homework. I get it. You're super curious about the history of tikka masala. Well, bruh, today is your SECOND luckiest...

RPGs are intensely personal, which is odd when you remember they're done as a group activity. I guess they have that in common with sex. I'd rather not extend that metaphor...

My best friend loves Madea. I'm not really the world's biggest Tyler Perry fan, but I do respect that Madea, with her tough exterior and warm heart, has at least a little in...

Night is a setting for my heavily-customized 5e game. I was a coward when I first started running it and allowed all the base classes, though I did require players to read the...