Beyond the Heist The narrative structure of RPGs is pretty universal. Everything that happens is from the PCs point of view and everything happens pretty much in chronological order, but as Ryan and Perram discussed on the last Know...
Right now, I’m playing Pathfinder but not running a regular campaign. I am however, planning a new campaign and as a result house rules have been on my mind again but specifically, house rules involving hit points. In many...
You might not know what it would be like to live in Absalom, Cheliax, or Tian Xia but you can imagine it. Most of what you can imagine is colored by your experiences both good and bad. You can...
Gen Con 50 is just around the corner so I thought we would talk game prep. Whether you are running at the convention or not these simple tips can help you get your game ready. Obviously, you’ll want to...
This is largely a friendly invasion and Luis will be back. Seriously, I promise. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to break out my new copy of the Genius Guide to the Talented Bestiary from Rogue...
At this point, it should be no secret I like house rules and variations on a game’s typical mechanics. Whether it’s Pathfinder or another RPG I just like tinkering. Effective house rules and variants should improve the play experience...
By now everyone interested in Starfinder has probably gotten their hands on a print or PDF copy of Starfinder First Contact Paizo’s Free RPG Day release this year. We knew Starfinder was going to be a whole new game...
When our regular game night fizzles because someone can’t make it to play or we’re just looking for a change of pace we often turn to board games for the evening. A couple weeks ago two of our players...
Recently while I was working on a particular game project and my mind just started wandering around off course. So I put a pin in the current project and examined the ideas my brain was throwing at me. I...
As promised in this week’s Burst of Insight we return to The Maze and look at elves and dwarves. Think of this as an example of how you might look at the existing races and make them fit your...