As your caravan inches closer to the forest, its canopy looms darker by the minute. As it rises ever taller you instinctively shrink into your cloak for protection as the open plain behind you comes to an end. You...
Hello, everyone! I was planning on writing this article last week, but doing it FROM PaizoCon proved a little bit impossible this year; I was WAY too busy. As you might have heard or even seen firsthand, this year...
I arrived at PaizoCon with no intent to run a game. Within a few hours of breathing in that Pathfinder atmosphere, I realized that this was foolish. Furthermore, I realized I had a table worth of KD staffers on...
PaizoCon is a highlight of the year for us, but this past weekend was a particularly important one for the Know Direction Network. As a result of a partnership with Paizo, we were given the keys to the Paizo...
How do you measure the success of a convention? In… Games played? Word Count Assigned? Projects Started? Deals Made? Business Cards Given/Received? Laughter with Friends? Job Offers? Drinks Consumed? For me, it’s measured in relationships formed, forged, and fortified....
This week I thought I’d survey a few short tips for GMs to use in their games. But as I began writing my first entry about splitting the party I discovered I had a lot more to say than...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about atmosphere, the kind you breathe, not the “read the room” kind. In a lot of the published material in Starfinder, adventures will take place...
Being a new GM is obviously fraught with difficulties. Veteran GMs in the player-seat can be invaluable in helping the next gamemaster learn the ropes. Today we look at how to best support that new GM from the player...
With convention season upon us, I find myself randomly thinking about the various things you see at conventions and often to the various ways in which they have been portrayed on screen. I am Randal, and this week’s Terraforming...
Welcome to Iconic Design! Where I start your week off right with an exciting character build for the Pathfinder or Starfinder Roleplaying Game! I’m Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and today I’m putting together a theoretical envoy build for...