A new year is upon us soon, but monsters never sleep! However, this monster is much cuter than most monsters that come around! This week, in order to keep things happy and festive (and because internet access is spotty...
Maybe not new or improved, but I will be returning to this space in January 2018 and felt you deserved advanced warning. Sneak attacks are not my speciality, I fail my move silently checks all the time. See you...
Tabletop roleplaying games are as big and as deep as our imaginations allow. This is their greatest strength, but it’s also what makes them seem so overwhelming to would-be new players. How does one go from zero experience to...
Two weeks ago I decided to take a stab at redesigning the Fighter to address some of the dissatisfaction my table has had with the existing class. Dissatisfaction that has grown with the advent of more exciting martial-class options...
This week, we keep things festive! The holidays have a number of staples that I feel have always been around, at least as far as I’m concerned. One of the most notable holiday staples are the numerous Rankin/Bass stop-motion...
In Keyword Design, I use a single word as inspiration for a mundane item, a magic item, a feat, a spell, and a class option. Today’s word is “power” as suggested by Aaron. I was intimidated that today’s word...
Hi, I’m James and welcome to Code/sw- wait just a second… This isn’t Code/Switch, what gives?! For the holidays I turn my brain off for a month long hiatus and enjoy the Christmas spirit, leaving me unable to calculate...
Hey everyone! One of the areas of Starfinder design that I’m quickly becoming known for is races. I wrote the twenty-ish races that appear in the Starfarer’s Compamion, plus conversions for the skinwalker and an all-new race that my...
I’m still stuck on Starcraft! This week, I take to the skies and look at a few of the Terran flying units from the game. These are various Terran craft that allow the humans of Korprulu sector to travel...
Side conversations and goofing off are as much a part of the game as pencils and dice, but how does a GM keep the session on track without coming off as a d20 dictator?