Much of the lives of our PCs involves chewing bubble gum, kicking down doors, taking names, and running out of said bubble gum. Even the codified downtime system in 2e assumes that downtime is used either to recover from...
Veteran freelancer and network member Owen KC Stephens and novice freelancer Dave Nelson join Ryan and Perram to discuss the modern freelance market. How has 2e changes the game from a design work point of view? What can a...
Welcome to Random Encounters, the blog where we take a popular internet meme, animal video, or the like and turn it into a game rule for Pathfinder or Starfinder.
Clang, clang, clang, hisssssss. “Ah, the sounds of a smithy in action. That, my boy, is an honest way to earn a living. Unfortunately, there will always be fighting to be done, and where there’s fighting, there’s a need...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about wizard spellbooks. A wizards spellbook is essential for the wizards to cast spells, because somehow having the intelligence of Stephen Hawkins doesn’t let you...
With the Game Mastery Guide still a few months away, Pathfinder 2e GMs are mostly learning the new system through experience. Roll For Combat’s Stephen Glicker, an experienced 2e GM, joins us to discuss some of the specific ways...
Winter means different things to different people. Climate and culture are often leading reasons for these differences in the real world, and so we should try to remember that in our fantasy worlds as well. One commonality of winter...
Welcome to Random Encounters, the blog where we take a popular internet meme, animal video, or the like and turn it into a game rule for Pathfinder or Starfinder.
It’s the Know Direction Holiday Special! The Know Direction team piles into to Ryan’s house in far away Canada to spend the holidays together. Special appearances by: Ryan Costello Jefferson Jay Thacker (aka Perram!) Jason Keeley Dustin Knight Alex...
Title Image: Riders by Sandara. “The sign clearly says ‘No animals!'” growls the bartender. He stares daggers at the huntsman who’s wolf is currently lapping up some ale that spilled when a scared server dropped a tray. The huntsman...