Welcome to Iconic Design! I’m Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and today I’m building you a Starfinder RPG character who really gets the job done. Which is great, because it’s Labor Day here in the US and Canada, so...
Last week, the Know Direction Network teamed up with the talented Alan Cooper for a character art contest. Our fans were invited to describe their characters on social media, and Al agreed to read over the descriptions and pick...
Hello, there! Last week, I took some time to set some fundamental guidelines to porting monster over form Pathfinder 1E to Pathfinder 2E. This week, I’m going to convert a monster over and describe the steps along the way...
Previously I talked about how to police yourself when GMing to maintain a consistent tone. The purpose of that article was how to answer player queries without giving away additional information. PLAYER: I search X for traps. GM: X?...
DovahQueen: Bend the Knee Since 2015, the DovahQueen has been taking your questions and giving advice to improve your games. Now the tables are turned in this DovahQueen series; Loren is asking the questions and a panel of three...
Hello, everyone! We’ve had Pathfinder Second Edition for about a month now, but no Pathfinder Second Edition Iconic Designs! Simply put, this is due to the fact that it takes FOREVER to write a Second Edition iconic design. There’s...
Illustrator Alan Cooper brought Enok, XVI, Aira, and the rest of the Stellar cast to life. Now Alan Cooper is willing to extend his services to the Know Direction fandom! RULES If you would you like a chance to get...
Pathfinder second edition is here! I’m sure many of you were as surprised as I was when none of my Pathfinder first edition material spontaneously disappeared, which is particularly great because I’m still running a few first edition campaigns....
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today, I want to talk about the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Archeologists are still figuring out the methods used to build the grand structure while people on...
Powergaming can be a lot of fun to see your build doing exactly what you’ve engineered it to do, but for GMs, it can often be difficult to balance. Today we explore the idea of using the mythic system...