- Degenesis 4
- Twilight 2000 4
- Eclipse Phase 3
- RuneQuest 3
- Shadowrun 2
- Glorantha 2
- Life 2
- Star Wars 2
- History 2
- Gaming Industry 2
- Reviews 2
- Gaming History 2
- Paleomythic 2
- Core Concepts 2
- Numenera 1
- Nemesis 1
- Apocalypse World 1
- Basic Roleplaying 1
- Aftermath 1
- Delta Green 1
- Mutant Year Zero 1
- Art 1
- Guillermo Del Toro 1
- Classifying Games 1
- Middle Earth 1
- Whiteout 1
- The 100 1
- Characters 1
- Visual Design 1
- The Expanse 1
- Aliens 1
- Blade Runner 1
- Game of Thrones 1
- Year Zero Engine 1
- Dune 1
Degenesis
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.
Overview of a Long Campaign
Eighty-two sessions into a Degenesis campaign, I reflect on how I’ve run the game so far, what my players and I have learned, and what the game has given us.
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Foundational TTRPG Settings
There’s a reason tabletop RPG settings that offer a breadth of possibilities are so popular.
Twilight 2000
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.
The Once and Future Twilight: 2000
The new Twilight: 2000 seems to be tailor made for me, but I do wonder when I’ll get to run it.
Verisimilitude & Violence
My understanding of believability in roleplaying games, particularly with regard to violence, has shifted over the years.
Misadventures in System Selection
How to not pick a game system that fits your favorite setting, and how to do it right.
Eclipse Phase
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Eclipse Phase Remixes the Future
The Eclipse Phase setting can prompt thoughtful gamers to explore their assumptions about political, social, and economic structures in a context of wild adventure.
Foundational TTRPG Settings
There’s a reason tabletop RPG settings that offer a breadth of possibilities are so popular.
RuneQuest
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.
Verisimilitude & Violence
My understanding of believability in roleplaying games, particularly with regard to violence, has shifted over the years.
Foundational TTRPG Settings
There’s a reason tabletop RPG settings that offer a breadth of possibilities are so popular.
Shadowrun
Setting, Indie Games, Art, and Mental Health
Why are we drawn to play tabletop RPGs, what can we learn from Guillermo Del Toro, and how do roleplaying games boost our mental health?
Foundational TTRPG Settings
There’s a reason tabletop RPG settings that offer a breadth of possibilities are so popular.
Glorantha
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Foundational TTRPG Settings
There’s a reason tabletop RPG settings that offer a breadth of possibilities are so popular.
Life
Stoicism and the Art of Gamemastering
The Stoic philosophers have something to say about players destroying the best-laid plans of gamemasters.
Murdering the Alternatives
On the benefits of making room in my life for tabletop roleplaying by eliminating something else.
Star Wars
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.
Verisimilitude & Violence
My understanding of believability in roleplaying games, particularly with regard to violence, has shifted over the years.
History
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
The Jumbo Shrimp Rule
Just like our world, a tabletop RPG campaign won’t feel real without a few absurdities.
Gaming Industry
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Setting, Indie Games, Art, and Mental Health
Why are we drawn to play tabletop RPGs, what can we learn from Guillermo Del Toro, and how do roleplaying games boost our mental health?
Reviews
A Review of the GODS TTRPG
Arkhane Asylum’s GODS follows a path less taken.
In Praise of Informed Subjectivity
Give me a subjective review based on actual play, not another faux-objective review based on just reading the rules.
Gaming History
On the Arcane Nature of Tabletop RPG Books
Why is it that there is no moral panic about computer RPGs in the way that there was in the early days of tabletop roleplaying?
Games Without Frontiers: Running A Long-Distance FRP Campaign
Before the Internet gave us the pleasure and torture of instant connectivity, I ran many an adventure with the help of the US Postal Service.
Paleomythic
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.
After Play Review of Paleomythic
Paleomythic combines tight, elegant mechanics, clever character differentiation, and just enough but not too much worldbuilding.
Core Concepts
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.
What is Setting First?
There is no One True Way to play tabletop RPGs, but Setting First is oriented around three particular approaches to play.
Numenera
Foundational TTRPG Settings
There’s a reason tabletop RPG settings that offer a breadth of possibilities are so popular.
Nemesis
Misadventures in System Selection
How to not pick a game system that fits your favorite setting, and how to do it right.
Apocalypse World
Misadventures in System Selection
How to not pick a game system that fits your favorite setting, and how to do it right.
Basic Roleplaying
Misadventures in System Selection
How to not pick a game system that fits your favorite setting, and how to do it right.
Aftermath
Verisimilitude & Violence
My understanding of believability in roleplaying games, particularly with regard to violence, has shifted over the years.
Delta Green
Verisimilitude & Violence
My understanding of believability in roleplaying games, particularly with regard to violence, has shifted over the years.
Mutant Year Zero
Verisimilitude & Violence
My understanding of believability in roleplaying games, particularly with regard to violence, has shifted over the years.
Art
Setting, Indie Games, Art, and Mental Health
Why are we drawn to play tabletop RPGs, what can we learn from Guillermo Del Toro, and how do roleplaying games boost our mental health?
Guillermo Del Toro
Setting, Indie Games, Art, and Mental Health
Why are we drawn to play tabletop RPGs, what can we learn from Guillermo Del Toro, and how do roleplaying games boost our mental health?
Classifying Games
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Middle Earth
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Whiteout
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
The 100
Gamemaster Goodies from UJ
Posts on TTRPG worldbuilding, managing campaigns, running sessions, and thoughts on tabletop roleplaying as a hobby.
Characters
You and Your Characters Need Status
As GMs and players, we can use status to inform the creation of NPCs and PCs.
Visual Design
In Praise of Human Artistry
There are some things a human artist can provide that AI tools just can’t match.
The Expanse
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.
Aliens
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.
Blade Runner
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.
Game of Thrones
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.
Year Zero Engine
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.
Dune
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.