Western Wilds: an Expedition into the West Marches

Editor: Guest author Jason Lutes writes about his lengthy fantasy sandbox game and how he made it happen, West Marches style! I recently wrapped up a 40-session “sandbox” fantasy campaign, taking a cue from the “West Marches” approach popularized by Ben Robbins (of Microscope fame). According to a series of blog posts Ben wrote to… Continue reading Western Wilds: an Expedition into the West Marches

Interview on +1 Forward

Rach Shelkey and Rich Rogers interviewed me again for their excellent podcast, +1 Forward. It's always a pleasure being on their show! This episode was interesting and a little technical, about the problems and opportunities to scale campaign play throughout a PbtA game. It's a tricky problem, because there typically aren't any GM-side adjustments you… Continue reading Interview on +1 Forward

Relationship Maps: Updated and Annotated

My recent interview on the +1 Forward podcast has drawn a lot of new attention to my Prep 2.0 essay, which in turn brought a whole new audience to my Paul's R-Map Method essay. The import tool I used to pull in my Plus content stripped most images from my posts! I've gotten several email… Continue reading Relationship Maps: Updated and Annotated