There are a number of RPG systems and playstyles out there, but I want to focus on two today: Modern Dungeons & Dragons (aka D&D 5e) Old…

Magic items, ones that really change the game up and make things easier, should be rare. Now, that doesn’t mean that the party only sees one…

One of my favorite mechanisms in roleplaying games is the Year Zero Engine’s push mechanism. Some preamble: in all Year Zero Engine games…

Investigation is tough in a roleplaying game. First off, your players are bound to miss a clue that you think is so plainly obvious. In fact…

Spoiler warning: I’m going to talk about Tower of the Black Pearl, an adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics. If you’re part of my group, play…

A lot of campaigns start with the same few words: You all meet in a tavern… This is a perfectly acceptable way to start a session, one-shot…

Comfort is something most RPGs discourage because it’s not the focus. Most games are focused on exploration, combat, discovery, and plunder…

For me, dramatic means getting into my NPCs and really thinking about how they sound and their mannerisms. I want the players to see at…

For Frame, I want to take a play out of Top Gear/The Grand Tour’s playbook: having large framed art as loot in the dungeon. Now, a large…

The first thing I think of when I hear banner is something like this: However, I don’t think I’ve ever thought of it’s utility in a…