There comes a time in every freelance author’s career when they’ve bitten off more than they can chew. A time where they think they’ll have enough time to meet all of their many commitments and get everything in on...
Hello, Randal here. I normally write Groundbreaking and Terraforming, but today I wanted to talk to you all about something very different, gaming tables. Every gaming group I have been apart of, regardless of the number of players, has...
One of my personal complaints with fantasy RPGs is that sometimes magical treasure loses its wonder. Take Pathfinder for example. Some magical treasures are almost required to meet the game’s balance expectations. Even within the context of the world...
Hello and welcome to the Dev Pit! My name is Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and welcome to the second installment of the Dev Pit. Last time we talked a bit about game design as an art, so today...
This. Is. It. Avengers: Endgame is out now and I’m sure it’s about to set the world and the box office on fire. To wrap up my MCU-themed series, I, of course, had to stat up Thanos. He’s the...
Instructional coach and 3 star Pathfinder Society GM Mark Orr shares his thoughts and techniques to get more players into the game. Teaching people to play Pathfinder can be an epic adventure with a high challenge rating. I’ve been a...
People are going to disagree about which edition of which tabletop RPG was best. Today, we help a GM weigh options in drawing battle lines or offering an olive branch.
Hello again, Randal here for more world building with Groundbreaking. I noticed that while I have provided a number of possible antagonists for various scenarios within our domain, none of them are outright bad. They all exist in the...
Hello, and welcome back to Iconic Design! Almost three weeks ago I made a pledge to start a new series of Pathfinder 1E articles that explored the “kineticists of Tian Xia” article that I had the privilege of writing...
Hear me and rejoice! You have had the privilege of being saved by the Great Titan. You may think this is suffering. No… it is salvation. The universal scales tip toward balance because of your sacrifice. Smile… for even...