Hey, everybody. I know a lot of you are staying and keeping isolated (great job) and have possibly picked up the new Animal Crossing game. In celebration of the nice time that the those games bring, I figured I...
Disclaimer: Disease can be a socially complex topic during our time of crisis, and including them in your game has the potential to make some of your players uncomfortable. You should discuss the role it plays in your campaigns...
Hello, and welcome to Iconic Design! I’m Alex Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and Steven Universe is like my favorite TV show EVER. I’ve written about this a buch of times, like here, here, here, and here. It sometimes makes...
Two weeks ago, I began an alignment based prompts series. This week we continue with the three neutral alignments. As before these are designed with both players and GMs in mind. Many of the concepts in the series are...
Update 03/17/20 New information from France indicates that Covid-19 responds better to acetaminophen’s anti-inflammatory properties and ibuprofen is NOT recommended and can aggravate the disease process. As we move through the Covid-19 pandemic it is clear that there is...
Hello again! I’ve been neglecting Starfinder creatures for a bit, so I figured it’s high time to get some sci-fi love on this blog again. I’ve recently had Batman on the mind and his rogue’s gallery felt like a...
In last week’s Know Direction 223 – GM Tips from the Pathfinder Pros, I mentioned that my GMing style favours forward momentum. In the Know Direction Discord channel, Litis asked me to expand on what I meant by GMing with...
Hey Know Direction fans! If you’ve been listening to the Know Direction podcasts lately, you probably know that I just concluded a Kickstarter. It’s for a book called the Advanced Occult Guide, and I’m happy to say that after...
Hello, Randal here. I recently moved from California to Washington (state), driving for over 12 hours during the trip. A long, flat boring valley floor gave way to hills, then mountains. From farmland to forest, I saw a lot...
I have been fortunate enough to not run into gatekeepers, those who believe they need to “test” the validity of another person’s dedication to the fandom, during my time in all of my fandoms. Until last Wednesday night. In...