By Darran Caldemeyer The longer you are invested in this hobby of tabletop roleplaying games the more likely you are to endure the cycle of new editions. A new iteration of the game conjures many different emotions, and for...
Howdy! I think if I had to create a top 5 list of the most influential media during my formative years, Street Fighter II would be among them. That game instilled a love for martial arts films, competitive video...
Discord chatter AJ suggested I discuss my take on balance in games, specifically how necessary I thought it was. This being Behind the Screens and not Dear DovahQueen, I’ll keep us GMs in mind as I address this topic,...
One thing to watch for with your villains is survivability. I don’t just mean in the combat you’ve designed for them.
Or Friends Don’t Let GMs World Build Alone. I hate to use the phrase crowdsourcing in terms of world building but it’s mostly appropriate. Maybe better would be player-sourced world building. Well whatever we decide to call it I...
While I am not a huge fan of mech or mecha directly (I can barely point out the difference between the two and might be lucky to name a show/anime or two for them combined), I do enjoy the...
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Guidance! We’re approaching the twilight of Pathfinder 1st Edition, so I thought it would be fun to put together a quick build for a character that thrives in twilight. The shifter is a cool...
Hey! Have you seen Captain Marvel yet? You should check it out! It’s a fun move and I think you’ll like it. Have you heard about the bad guys in the movie? They’re shifty types and are actually pretty...
Hello, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about ability scores. I don’t want to talk about every ability score today; I just want to focus on strength and constitution. I like how...
Have you ever felt like maybe you made your character too strong? Is one of your players making you feel like you have to fudge the numbers so the others can have fun? Today we look at how to...