Adding More Golarion to your Pathfinder Game The world of Golarion is an amazingly rich campaign setting, and it can accommodate pretty much any fantasy backdrop you want for your game. You’ve got medieval fiefdoms, vampire-haunted gothic lands, jungle...

  When I meet new people, the small talk topic of “What is your job?” always comes up. I hold my breath, my heartrate increases, and I begin to sweat. I tell them I am a professional storyteller and...

The Value of Inclusion in TTRPGs So I’m going to talk about race for a second. Don’t tense up, this is a positive post I promise. It’s easy to get that sinking feeling whenever the subject comes up because...

Hey, I’m Scott Gladstein and I’m the producer over at Little Red Goblin Games. I’ve written for a host of companies including some work for Paizo on Pathfinder 2e’s monsters. When Know Direction gave me a chance to write...

I’ve seen the son of one of my close friends grow from a toddler into college student. Very likely because he grew up as the son of tabletop RPG gamers, he’s been a gamer his whole life. I remember...

I get a lot of people telling me to “stick to game design.” Usually, these are people who are extremely comfortable ramming their political opinions down people’s throats. But I haven’t gotten that from many Pathfinder fans. You folks...

People are always looking for a familiar feeling; the brain learns to repeat patterns of neural activity that elicit the all-important “feel-good” sensation. This translates into every aspect of our daily activities; music, hobbies, politics, and even personal values,...

What makes a horror soundtrack work? What makes your skin crawl? What makes you want to glance around behind you, just in case? Sound has incredible power to cue unconscious, subliminal, involuntary reflexes that are as ancient as homo...

Author’s note: I am using “SFF” to encapsulate the ever-wider world of science fiction, fantasy, gaming, movies, and more. It’s a huge field, and typing all that out really takes away from the punchy lines I was going for....

Hello! I’m Aaron Shanks, Paizo’s Marketing and Media Manager, and I’d like to thank Know Direction for inviting me to share who I am, what I do, and how you can support me. Who am I? I started playing...