I know I haven’t been doing much around these parts lately. The number of readers I have is disheartening. Back when RPG Theory Review was a constant source of notoriety, it was much easier to keep up. Lately, in a mixed blessing, I’ve been following the Chatty DM. He has created an enviable [...]

I haven’t given up on the internet (yet). But something I’ve been working on needed a lot of polish. It’s close to a first draft, so I can show it to you now. This is the ‘how to play’ for Scattershot. There are no rules, no terminology, just pure ‘how to’. I’m not going [...]

Hi! I thought I’d start off my gamemaster tips with a few simple, but central, ideas. Pacing, Pacing, Pacing I’ve given this advice for years without complaint. This has got to be the most important thing a gamemaster does. In fact, by my experience, if you have players who’ll ‘do their own thing’, this [...]

For my first article on this new venue, I’d like to take a moment and discuss something I’ve never seen discussed. Role-playing game design. I know, I know, but play along, okay? I’m not talking about the actual design of role-playing games. I’m not even talking about the culture of role-playing game designers. What [...]

Well hello! Welcome to my new blog site. I’ve decided to combine all my outputs into one venue; one-stop shopping as it were (well, not my Twitter account). I think in multiple streams almost constantly. One week, I focus on one, but the next, another. Normally, this makes it look like I disappear periodically. [...]