In-Person Gaming Got Weird (Again)

I went to my first major in-person convention this past weekend since 2020 and it was, as you might expect, really weird. But I got to run and play a lot of mostly new-to-me RPGs. I attended Forge Midwest in Madison, WI back in April, but that’s a pretty small event. 30ish people maybe? Two… Continue reading In-Person Gaming Got Weird (Again)

Minimum Viable Game: Not The End and Others

How little game can you get away with and still have an RPG session? And what will you learn when you play?

Fellowship: Close To Great

What is it about gamers wanting to find their Forever Game? That one game they’re always going to be happiest playing, the pinnacle against which they will compare all future games, the one they think about when they’re playing anything else. We just wrapped up a long, like around 20 sessions long, campaign of Vel… Continue reading Fellowship: Close To Great

A Deep Dive into Sig: City of Blades

We go super deep into Jason Pitre's FitD love letter to Planescape.

The Other End of the Telescope

What happens when you get Burning Wheel's chocolate in PbtA's peanut butter.