Can we make RPG money more interesting?
How can we use the messy, complicated actual history of systems of trade and obligation to make interesting stories?
Articles exploring various ideas for tabletop roleplaying games.
How can we express duels in a tabletop RPG?
A high-stakes, emotionally charged duel… desirable, no? But how can we get there?
Violence and 'evil races'
An attempt to get to grips with the history of D&D and fantasy fiction.
Expressing emotionally charged duels in a TTRPG - part II..!
A newer update on an old question, inspired by newer games. En garde, my friend.
Observations on MMO RP
A lonely girl thinks about the value of animations.
what’s the book for? part 0
A three hour long youtube video sends me on a journey into the nature of RPG sourcebooks.
what’s the book for? part 1
The beginning of an enquiry. Why do we use books in our games of pretend?
what’s the book for? part 2
We dive deeper, considering some narratives about RPG books and their purpose.
what’s the book for? - part 3
We consider some less obvious aspects of play and subculture, and the role of the book in it.
everything is roleplaying, except roleplaying, which is improv
An autistic woman finds a roundabout way to understand social life through a kishōtenketsu connecting RPGs, improv, wrestling, and kink.
a polemic
Transform games and make them your own, and use whatever material you want. Don’t let discourse tell you otherwise.
social mechanics and abstraction in RPGs
Not all mechanical abstraction has the same function.