Essays, actual play, theory talk, and general navel-gazing about story-focused roleplaying, aka “indie” games. And trindie. And OSR. If you’re small and scrappy, I want to talk about what you’re doing! If you’re fighting to grow, I want to talk about what you’re doing! Basically if it’s roleplaying (tabletop, freeform, larp, whatevs) and it’s not the monolith of D&D, it’s in my wheelhouse.
This is the first in what I hope will be a series featuring folks with deep mastery of their favorite games sharing the techniques they’ve developed that aren’t in the text. Enjoy! -- PB One of my favorite games is Jenna Moran's Glitch. It’s a game about retired world-killing void-gods solving mysteries and forgetting to… Continue reading What the Rulebook Didn’t Include: Glitch
Limited time offer, good 'til April 23: The Cozy TTRPG Bundle features almost 30 games from creators around the world. The bundle price is $20. Separately, these games would cost more than $160. Included are games about cooking, camping, curses, and more. Most focus on community and home, but settings vary from the mundane to… Continue reading Get Your Cozy Games Here
I was on the +1 Forward podcast to talk about starting a new PbtA game in any and all settings. It's a good 30 minutes, Give it a go.
I thought it’d be a nice break from our most recent encyclopedic monstrosity to take a look at four surprisingly compact, recent-ish releases. I haven’t played any of these! These are strictly reviews, not critiques. Rebel Crown Available at Itch.io At a perfect-bound 63 pages, Rebel Crown by Michael Dunn-O'Conner and Eric Swanson is the… Continue reading Small But Fierce: Four Reviews for March 2021
An in-depth breakdown of UFO Press' sprawling technomagical RPG after twenty (!!!) sessions of play.
