Starfinder Game Review and First Thoughts
After picking up a copy of Paizo’s much anticipated game Starfinder at Gen Con 50 last year I finally had the opportunity to run it. There are a lot of reviews published and videos available…
Gamemaster’s Corner
Role-Playing Games for People Who Don’t Like Dungeons & Dragons
If you ever tried to get into tabletop role-playing games—the kind where you sit around with character sheets, describing your actions and rolling dice—it was probably through Dungeons & Dragons. And if you’re sick of…
Dungeons and Dragons, Not Chess and Go: Why AI Needs Roleplay
Everyone had died—not that you’d know it, from how they were laughing about their poor choices and bad rolls of the dice. As a social anthropologist, I study how people understand artificial intelligence (AI) and…
The Writer’s Block Torgos “The Blind One”
Need a some ideas for that next game session? Adventure hooks, villains, and treasure to spice up any campaign! This months adventure hook is Torgos “the Blind One”
Know Thy Players (February 2018)
I must say that I am enjoying my players and my game. I will always be somewhat nervous about the encounters I put before my players.
Follow these tips to create a homebrew setting for Dungeons and Dragons
Recently, more and more people around the world are beginning to enjoy Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D, is a fantasy role-playing game, originally created by Gary Gygax in the 1970s.
Pathfinder on your tablet and in your browser, complete with dice and a GM
Roll20, the leading browser-based virtual tabletop application, has partnered with Paizo Games to bring Pathfinder online. The browser-based tool, which also includes an app for iOS and Android devices, is free. An automated Pathfinder character…
Pathfinder Announces 2nd Edition Playtesting
There is a lot of buzz coming from Pathfider. Paizo, the publishers of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announced they are going to offer a special playtesting version of the upcoming Pathfinder 2nd Edition rules. There…
Role-playing as your first D&D Character: A Beginner’s Guide
Creating your first Dungeons & Dragons character can be daunting for many reasons. There’s the endless number of rules you are trying to remember; the hundreds of different choices you need to make; and then…
Wired Tabletop
Technology has evolved from strictly business applications, to hobbyist build projects, to leisure time entertainment systems. Along this journey they also crept onto the tabletop. Not just your kitchen table, but also your tabletop roleplaying…