Echo Sedano: Prologue

This is the first fiction out of the Starforged game I wrote about last week. I cover my setup there. It's an experiment! Maybe you're not in for fiction, and that's fine. I've also embedded discussion of the game mechanics that led me to write what I did, which you may find interesting or helpful… Continue reading Echo Sedano: Prologue

The Usual Suspects

Something that occurred to me just this year: having an encyclopedic knowledge of RPGs hasn’t actually made me happier. In fact it’s probably made me less happy participating in my hobby, because I don’t share the same assumptions as the players with whom I spend most of my time. It’s given me all the tools… Continue reading The Usual Suspects

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