The phrase “at the GM’s discretion” is no stranger to RPG gamers. Not every circustance can have a rule, and not every rule covers every eventuality. The Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rulebook leans into this idea, as loosening the power...
Previously I talked about how to police yourself when GMing to maintain a consistent tone. The purpose of that article was how to answer player queries without giving away additional information. PLAYER: I search X for traps. GM: X?...
As I mentioned in our 2e Core Rulebook review, I didn’t feel like I could properly evaluate the new edition of Pathfinder until I GMed a homebrew session. Having done that (available for your listening pleasure) I was more...
Recently my friend Will told me about his Hell’s Rebels game. Our friend Stone is a player in that game, and his PC recently died to his chagrin. They are high enough level that he could afford a resurrection,...
I don’t think that most GMs sit at the right spot at the table. As a GM I’m always trying to think of ways to keep my players more engaged in our games. Besides storytelling and funny voices, I...
Longtime listener Joker wrote a response to Ryan’s recent Behind The Screens article, A Balanced Game. Hey Ryan (and readers!) I was inspired by your recent blog to write a response, not to dispute or even argue against your...
SimCity is a landmark city builder video game that launched a franchise and defined a genre. Players are given a plot of land with some amount of urbanization and have to manage a budget and public appeal to expand...
I arrived at PaizoCon with no intent to run a game. Within a few hours of breathing in that Pathfinder atmosphere, I realized that this was foolish. Furthermore, I realized I had a table worth of KD staffers on...
When your characters aren’t roleplaying or in combat, they’re probably facing a number of other obstacles impeding the progress of their objectives. Or they’re complaining about Game of Thrones in vague terms so as to not spoil it for...
Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. Listener Andrew M (not to be confused with network member Andrew Marlowe) suggested I elaborate on a comment I made in Know Direction 198, where I said Nickelodeon’s 2012 Teenage...