Supercharge your One-Shot, Part 5: Big Starts
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In this series, I’m going to be showcasing some techniques you can drop into almost any one-shot TTRPG session to improve it – even if the adventure you’re running is already published, these…
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Supercharge your One-Shot, Part 3: Deadline Fights
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In this series, I’m going to be showcasing some techniques you can drop into almost any one-shot TTRPG session to improve it – even if the adventure you’re running is already published, these…
on Jul 6
“To Boldly Game…” – Playing Star Trek TTRPGs: A Guide to One-Shots and Campaigns
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For a media franchise so big in everyone’s minds, it’s no surprise that Star Trek has seen a few TTRPGs through the years. And, as we’re currently in the Neutral Zone between editions of Modiphius’…
on Jun 4
The Golden Age of TTRPGs has Not Even Started
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We’re in a great time for RPGs, right? More brand recognition, more games, more exposure in popular culture. We no longer have to awkwardly explain our hobby, making it sound like some weird parlou…
on Jan 22
On Discourse – or, how to talk about TTRPGs online
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It’s been a busy week this past one on social media. Of course, by the time you’re reading this it’ll all have died down, but in particular the stuff about reviewing games with/without having playe…
on Jan 2
“You Don’t Notice Anything.” – Why Perception is Rubbish, and How To Make It Better
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Over on his blog, @vinegarymink has posted about Failing Forward – ensuring that failed challenges are just as fun as successful ones. Half way through playing a game of Pendragon (played ‘straight…
on Dec 14
Bandits! Bandits! – an underrated low-level antagonist
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Prepping a low-level fantasy adventure? Then you need to realise that the ultimate antagonists aren’t goblins, orcs, or kobolds – but bandits! Too often an extra in the TTRPG space, they can …
on Nov 17