On this network’s flagship podcast, Ryan and Perram had a lively discussion about backgrounds. Their conversation touched on things I’ve been thinking about lately as well so I figured why not examine a few of those things as a...
Welcome back to Terraforming, Randal here to take a look at another uncharted corner of space. This time, we look at a an adventure seed based on a planet with no intelligent life of its own, yet is in...
Dale McCoy Jr, publisher of Jon Brazer Enterprises, returns to discuss his new campaign setting, Shadowsfall, and why JBE will continue to develop material for the first edition of Pathfinder even after 2e’s release.
Hello and welcome to the Dev Pit! My name is Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and I’m hoping to use this new blog format to talk a bit about the designing process for tabletop RPGs. I’m planning on covering...
Hello, again! I’m continuing my mini Marvel Cinematic Universe with a fun little entry. Anyone that has seen Captain Marvel might agree that Goose, the movie’s resident mascot, is quite cute! I like her so much that I decided...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about creating a species. I’m going to specifically reference our latest Create Demi-Planet segment on the most recent Know Direction: Beyond (which you can check...
We have to deal with a lot of issues in real life. Sexism, bigotry, and toxicity can certainly be reasons that we choose to escape to a fantasy world where we can throw d20s at our problems. Today we...
Party! With a chance for up to 100% fewer deaths than the last party. Pay no mind to the grid map measured in 5′ squares. Listen Now! (mp3) Adventurous is a production of the Know Direction Network. Adventurous plays...
While the majority of the body of water known as The Pond is wide open shallow marsh, the southwestern portion is home to a flooded forest. While much of this forest is home to simple wildlife, anybody venturing into...
Xvi, by Alan Cooper. Copyright Know Direction Network. Hello everyone, and welcome to another installment of Iconic Design! Before I start talking more about game design with my weekly articles, I wanted to take a moment to do something...