We spend a lot of time talking about how rules work in rpgs. So let's think a bit on why we use rules at all.
The Many Utilities of Rules
Tag: PbtA
I’m on +1 Forward this week
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.
Deep Dive: Shattered City
An in-depth breakdown of UFO Press' sprawling technomagical RPG after twenty (!!!) sessions of play.
The Other End of the Telescope
What happens when you get Burning Wheel's chocolate in PbtA's peanut butter.
Zinequest: Lifted (and I’m doing a hackbook)
My Diceology buddy MadJay Brown is running a Zinequest project for the next couple-or-so weeks: a superhero setting he calls Lifted: Vault 01. It's pretty rad! The zine will be the setting notes, plus notes on how to run it in Champions Now!, Forge co-founder Ron Edwards' take on the old Champions RPG and how… Continue reading Zinequest: Lifted (and I’m doing a hackbook)