Gendered Armour I maintain my position that chainmail bikinis are ridiculous. Talking with people on forums (okay, I mean ENWorld) I’ve discussed why art that is not cheesecake is so important. Art that is inclusive and shows people of all genders […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trust Nothing Anything around you could be a mimic right now. Your desk. Your couch. Depending on the skill of the mimic, maybe even your computer. Is your dog being unusual quiet? Mimic! Your bike tires seem flatter for no […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tomb of Stories One of the reasons reprints of classic adventures are so popular is that there’s a shared narrative experience. You hear stories of the Tomb of Acererak. People ask what you did when you saw the Green Devil […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By the Book The quote “knowledge is power” is frequently attributed to Sir Francis Bacon. While he may not have *exactly* said this, he said something close enough. Knowledge, like power, is often something that is considered neither good nor evil: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nuking Sometimes you just don’t want to do the rest of the dungeon. The risk is too high and the reward seems too low. It’s just not worth getting yourself killed over, let alone painfully torn apart and eaten. It’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Justification for Profit is Profit Being a murder-hobo motivated by the acquisition of gold pieces makes total sense in a D&D or fantasy roleplaying game. It doesn’t work nearly as well in other genres, especially ones that eschew material […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Job Being a murder hobo is a job with freedom: no boss but yourself, easy hours, lots of days off, freedom to choose your own path and make your own hours, and no dealing with HR. However, it’s health […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Deep Dive I don’t recall seeing many RPGs that handle holding ones breath remotely realistically. Most people can hold their breath for thirty seconds without issue, pushing well over a minute with some focus and deep breaths. Two minutes is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rock Fell, Nobody Died There is the tension when you have a semi-consumable magical item that can solve your problems at hand, but it has limited charges and might go away if you use the last one. You have to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rod of Shooting Adding guns to fantasy roleplaying games breaks a lot of people’s immersions. Despite firearms have a long history in medieval Europe: simple firearms have been around since the 12th Century, with even earlier examples in China. Mechanically, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Crouching Peg, Hidden Hole D&D and similar RPGs are games are a weird mash-up of cultures and troped. knights from the Middle Ages, allied with Norse demihumans and Arthurian wizards fight monsters from Germanic folklore and Greco-Roman mythology. Then you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
