I used to run one-shot RPG games frequently, as filler between campaigns, holiday events, and sometimes just because players were free on an unexpected night. I still run a fair share of one-shot games and (as then) most are...
Hello, and welcome back to Guidance! For the past two weeks, we’ve been talking about design as a product of need, or as “a thing you do to fill gaps in a game.” We’ve been looking at the armored...
Paizo’s Jason Bulmahn joins us to talk about the man behind the Mahn. And also some Pathfinder 2 questions and answers!. How does an architect become Paizo’s Director of Game Design? And we go over the #KnowTheMahn contest Jason’s...
The very first video game console I had was the Super Nintendo. I was five years old and it came with two games: Super Mario World and Super Mario Kart. One of the first things you encounter in Super...
The Know Direction Network is teaming up with Paizo’s Director of Game Design, Jason Bulmahn, for the #knowthemahn contest! As the leader of the Pathfinder design team, the lead designer of Pathfinder First Edition, the lead designer of the...
Will the real blue dragon, please stand up? Adjudicating illusions is often a tricky affair, and I don’t see a new edition changing that. In many cases, the aftermath of an illusion-based encounter is often a bit of a...
Dear DovahQueen: My group is all in for Pathfinder 2. How are we supposed to wait two years for it? –Conductor of the Hype Train Dear H-Train: Patiently. Ok, in all honesty, lemme ask you this: what will PF2...
Welcome back to Groundbreaking! Last week, we covered a lot of ground laying the foundation of our mountain basin and describing the four distinct areas that surround our extinct volcano. This week, I wanted to detail the caldera more....
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today I want to talk about housing, ya know, where you rest your head. My wife and I recently bought a house at great personal expense and erosion of...
Hello, and welcome back to Guidance! Last week we talked a bit about design as a product of need, and so today we’re going to take the problem we’ve identified (armored solarians aren’t good enough at defense) and our...