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• Solo Boss Encounters in D&D-Like TTRPGs
  2y ago · 7 min
   Solo boss encounters are a common thing that people want to do in D&D-likes, but the way the system is set up, they don't really work unless you mess with it.This post is a...
• Rules Fragment: Nightfall Tactics
  2y ago · 6 min
   Today I had a thought and had to write it down, so here we are.  This is the design fragment of a tactical wargame using the basic core of the Nightfall Engine (from Against...
• A Rule Is An Answer
  2y ago · 7 min
  As is eternal, there is discussion about RPG design theories, what is a rule, what is the purpose of a rule, etc.  I offer a definition that may be of some use, by looking at...
• Seize the Initiative
  2y ago · 3 min
   Thoughts on an initiative system, to be used with any game that uses initiative.First, we assert that the game has a designation between combat and non-combat, and that...
• E6 in PF2
  2y ago · 7 min
   I plan to use a bunch of jargon in this post.  I may or may not explain it.So to explain at least what the title means:  PF2 is, of course, Pathfinder Second Edition.  E6...
• D&D-Like Ability Scores
  2y ago · 4 min
   It turns out I can just post whatever I want here and no one can stop me.  Ability scores are boring in modern versions of D&D.  If your ability scores are randomly generated,...
• Diegetic Character Advancement
  2y ago · 15 min
  Diegetic Character Advancement This post is an overview of different types and methods of diegetic character advancement.  First, a definition. Diegetic Character Advancement:...
• Ten Rules of RPG Design
  2y ago · 8 min
  This was originally posted elsewhere but is being reposted here to pretend that content exists.  You're welcome.This is an essay about ten rules of RPG design.  They're not the...