Have you ever heard of Scheherazade? As both a major character and storyteller in 1,001 Arabian Nights, she is a classic example of a frame narrative: a story-within-a-story. Many tabletop gamers know her from the infamous Magic: the Gathering...
It’s episode 31 and our Valiant heroes continue their journey through the Temple of the Whisperer. They face off with an undead, collect some keys, and what happens next shocks them. Listen Now! (mp3) Valiant is a Pathfinder Second...
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,...
John and Ron explain the charter system that is used for exploration and settlement building in the Starfinder Horizons of the Vast adventure path. Listen Now!
Last Saturday, at my RenegadeCon How To Play: G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game panel, I talked about how Scarlett‘s school has a rule for their playground: Don’t climb the slide. I went on to explain that, as a GM, letting my players...
In episode 32 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Ryan Courtney the designer of Pipeline published by Capstone Games. Ryan created an amazing business simulation about the refinement of oil and how it has been...
Class identity is a wonderful thing, and both versions of Pathfinder are ripe with examples of how your play can really influence the feel of the class. This can also influence your character’s presence on the table, in combat...
Vanessa and Luis go in-depth on their background and influences in tabletop role-playing games, sharing their passion and approach to the craft.
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,...
Our heroes get badly wounded taking on yet another large mob of fiery enemies! Listen Now!(mp3)