Articles Archive

28 January

Might Morphin Power Rangers Snake Eyes Build

Written by Ryan Costello

During episode 0 of Upshift, the Know Direction Network’s Essence20 news, previews, and interviews podcast, Ryan and Perram demonstrated the system’s character creation rules. As Power Rangers is the only Core Rulebook currently available, they built a Power Ranger. But...

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26 January

Behind The Screens – The Power Is Yours

Written by Ryan Costello

RPG memes love to cast the GM as the victim of player decisions. In these memes, we’re frustrated that players went off on tangents with NPCs, bamboozled by unexpected player comments, vexed by powerful builds, and annoyed by silliness....

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25 January

Eldritch Excursion – An Open Letter to Oras

Written by Nate Wright

Dear Oras, God of adaptation, change, and evolution, Hi there. I’m Nate and I’m a big fan of your work. The process of evolution is an amazing phenomenon. Did you know that there are people on my planet who...

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24 January

Now You Know – Upshift Episode 0

Written by Ryan Costello

Every week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, and shares the thoughts on the state of the network from the director of operations,...

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20 January

Investing In: i’m sorry did you say street magic?

Written by Rob Pontious

Cephalophor was, by all accounts, an accident: a miscategorization that puffed itself city-sized out of spite. Its founders were con artists who stopped to fleece a small music festival, built a small but robust bureaucracy to automate the grift,...

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19 January

More Lore – Monsters of Lore

Written by Scott Young

As a fan of all things Golarion, I think Monsters of Myth is one of my favorite books for Pathfinder Second Edition so far. Ostensibly for GMs as part of the Lost Omens Campaign Setting, this book is an amazing...

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17 January

Now You Know – Randal Recaps

Written by Randal Meyer

Every This week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, and shares the thoughts on the state of the network from the director of...

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12 January

Behind The Screens – What Is A Game Master

Written by Ryan Costello

Those familiar with this blog surely noticed that in Behind The Screens, I refer to my readers as “my fellow GMs”. I got this from a professor at teacher’s college. When he addressed the class, he didn’t call us...

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11 January

Eldritch Excursion – Mindscape Migration

Written by Nate Wright

Alright, I need you to imagine your most recent character. Really dredge up something vivid. I’m guessing you’re imagining how they look. How you made their build. Perhaps you’re looking at reference art, or a commission? Maybe you’ve got...

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10 January

Mark Seifter Leads new Publishing Initiative: Joins Roll for Combat as Director of Game Design

Written by Jefferson Thacker

Mark will be leading their new Battlezoo line of RPG Products for Pathfinder and Dungeons and Dragons. Mark and Stephen join us to chat about the new initiative and what to expect! Listen Now! (mp3)

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