Inspire Confidence Archive

Since 2014 the hashtag #notallmen began popping up, sometimes from frustrated individuals who are upset that men are lumped together, sometimes ironically from individuals who are tired of being the subject of systemic power imbalance, and all sorts of...

In the last 2 weeks the gaming industry has seen a couple of polarizing situations regarding representation and treatment of under represented creators, in this case women. Please note there are several links in this blog that lead to...

With available Paizo and 3PP (third party publisher) Pathfinder published materials numbering in the tens of thousands, it can be a challenge to find and use the material that is appropriate to your table without overwhelming the GM and...

Dice are a nearly universal constant in board games and table top role playing games. There are a few diceless systems, such as Amber (out of print) and Lords of Gossamer and Shadow, or Dread which uses a Jenga tower...

In an age when we use technology to communicate across great distances – email, Skype, social media, instant messenger – we no longer have to labor alone over our creative processes, opening up the possibility of far reaching collaborative...

I know I said I was going to write about creating monsters again, but I had the opportunity to hang out with the fine folks at the Pathfinder Society of Bloomington, Indiana this past weekend and I’d rather write...

Monsters are the heart and soul of adventure role playing games – you have to have something to challenge your players. Without monsters, you’re playing board games. Sometimes they’re people and then we can call them Non-Player Characters (NPC),...

Readers, today I had hoped to bring you Part 2 of GM resources the Bestiaries, but I can’t bring myself to write that yet. It’s no secret that this is blog focuses on inspiring people to find ways to...

Role playing can help us leave our mundane lives behind, but then there was that one time, at the Royal Bardic Band Camp… How do we incorporate our worldly experiences into our gaming experience? Should we incorporate our worldly...

In light of news that Paizo has semi-retired their RPG Superstar contest, I wanted to share a story of hope with you from a holiday years gone by – GenCon 2013. Pull up a chair and your favorite warm...