Foundational Setting: Glorantha

I published this video in September, 2025, and am finally putting it in blog form for those who prefer to read. Like Burger King, here at Setting First, we let you have it your way. Watch it or read it, as your preferences dictate: Glorantha, the setting for Chaosium’s

Foundational Setting: Eclipse Phase

You'll never run out of possibilities with Eclipse Phase. Here’s why it is a foundational setting that can provide years worth of adventure.

Foundational Setting: Degenesis

The post-post-apocalyptic tabletop RPG Degenesis provides a foundational setting, the kind that's deep, broad, and made for Setting First play.

Worldbuilding Through Dialogue

In making a tabletop RPG setting come to life, how characters talk isn’t discussed all that much. So let’s discuss it.

Trust in Post-Apocalyptic Campaigns

Post-apocalypse settings vary widely, but the matter of who characters trust is always important.

Low-Stress Community-Building

Throwing people together into a game is not always the best way to build a gaming community. Socializing in a no-pressure environment is a great alternative.

Stretching A Licensed Setting

How your campaign interacts with canon is important, but there are other ways to think about licensed settings.

Post-Apocalypse Verisimilitude

Before you build out plans for your post-apocalyptic campaign, think about what you want from it.

The Individual v. The Collective

What does a player character do when they have to choose between what is right and what is expected of them?

A Review of the GODS TTRPG

Arkhane Asylum's GODS follows a path less taken.

Stoicism & The Art of Gamemastering

The Stoic philosophers have something to say about players destroying the best-laid plans of gamemasters.

Choosing A Published Campaign Setting

It can be easy to get excited about a new published setting, but it pays to evaluate it before bringing it to the table.