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...
Misfit Studios is running a (currently funded) Kickstarter campaign for a Pathfinder compatible rulebook about love and sex in a fantasy setting, The Book of Passion. Here to tell us about the project are authors Will Wells (WW) and...
This week I’m introducing Ripwing, a young adult black dragon who is terrorizing a small fishing village. Ripwing demands tribute, kills villagers who wander too close to his lair, and wreaks wanton destruction on the surrounding country-side. It’s cliché,...
Part 3 of our ongoing look at being a freelancer is here! First, I talked about how to be a marketable freelancer for the Pathfinder RPG. Last week, I discussed why being lawful in regards to the two major...
This week’s Wandering Monsters lead us below the fantasy classic of the inn. Last week, we paid a visit to an inn hiding dark secrets. Today, we continue our exploration of the peculiar place, traveling through the trapdoor in...
The “Social Contract” is a term that’s often bandied about in discussions about group dynamics and roleplaying games. As a GM, it’s important to understand what a the Social Contract is and how it affects you, your players, and your...
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 was suggested by Nick V. Nick V gave me a great list...
Whether you’re conscious of it or not; every opinion, every judgment, every action you make is in accordance with a set of personal beliefs. Things are bad, good, or neutral depending on how they appear in your context of...
In Pathfinder, fighters are commonly thought of as, “The big, dumb, meat shield.” And those people who think that aren’t wrong—the fighter DOES have itself kind of stuck in a specific flavor of gameplay, and that isn’t necessarily great...
When talking about RPGs, a lot of people jump to video games. From basic RPGs to strategy RPGs and everything in between, video games have probably covered it. If you asked someone what the seminal video game RPG was,...