#TTRPG #FrontierScum #AcidWestern You ever have a moment where a review actually catches you sideways because the presenter does something entirely new and shows you something you've never seen? The acid

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 Well, it's the end of the month for me, and RPG A Day 2025 is over. I've cranked out a ton of words on a pile of subjects and even a little fiction. Want all of it in one place? It's

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #experience It's been a long month, but RPG A Day is over, at least for me. We end it with a philosophical consideration of multiple ways to approach experience and why.

It's always best when they do it of their own accord.

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #writing Another triptych of articles as I move toward DragonCon today. It's all about narrative theory and execution, whether it be regarding your nemesis, what the true purpose of

"Look, she was alive when I left her; what happened after that is just not my responsibility. "

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #starforged #coriolis By necessity, I have to pick up the pace. We'll fold three articles into one today, targeting recent acquisitions, a revelation of gifts, and exactly what is a

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #ally #coop #solo Everyone at this point knows that Starforged and Ironsworn are excellent for solo play, but not a lot, or at least not enough, has been said about how good they are

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #unexpected What is truly unexpected in a tabletop experience? And where does that fortune come in? At the beginning, in the middle, or at the end?

Ah, but are you taking it as a warning or as a checklist?

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #recruitment People in the hobby spend a lot of time asking one another, "How can we get more people in," and then criticizing one another for their answers. Perhaps the question

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #destiny #writing How many times have we told the chosen one story? What happens if we invert it, turn it upside down, twist it around? What else can we make of it? Should we bother?

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #rstoryGames #OSR There are new signs afoot in the gaming sphere, and I will honestly admit I'm not sure how to interpret them. The OSR is talking about story games, while not knowing

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #renew Do you want to live forever? Is it something that should even be on your plate? When you think about your characters, do you have an end goal in mind? Some thoughts.

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #rebels #heroesJourney If there's one thing I'm really tired of in modern RPG design, it is the repeated and now very tired motif of "we shall overcome!" I may have a few

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #deception What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. In the context of RPGs, deception is a complicated subject, especially when it comes to how it's reified.

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #mystery Mysteries are a particular challenge, not just in RPGs, but in writing. Why? Are there ways to take care of the problem? Will you be put away for a long time if you do?

I'm well aware my insanity knows no bounds.

#TTRPG #RPGaDay2025 #Starforged Where do you find darkness, ultimately? In deep space? In the heart of a derelict? In the heart of man? When you find it, do you illuminate it, or flee? Play to find out.

I mean you could do something truly insane like read the article that I wrote that's literally linked right there. Madness, I know.