Balancing Character Agency
How your characters can drive the story even with their backs to the wall.
Roleplaying: Page 16
Six Ways to Encourage Your Players to Roleplay
How to help your players get in character and enjoy it when they do.
Three Ways of Handling Money in Roleplaying Games
How your campaign's currency will impact its characters.
Why Mouse Guard Is Amazing
Why you should give this comics-inspired RPG a try.
Three GM-less Games for Your Roleplaying Group
When you've no leader to follow, check out these systems.
Creating a Party Leader
How to choose which player kicks in the door of your campaign.
Making Interesting NPCs on the Fly
How to generate side characters that stick at the drop of a hat.
Structured vs Free Form Character Creation
How different RPGs have answered this freedom-vs-control debate.
Writing for Roleplaying Games
How you can get paid to pen your favorite RPG's next edition.
Five Broken Abilities From The World Of Darkness
How this story-focused RPG series let these powers get out of hand.
Three Tips for Running a Stationary Campaign
How to run your RPG story without moving locations.
Making Memorable Player Characters in Minutes
How to build a PC that will stick in your mind—and your fellow players'.
Using Creepy Music Cues in Your Roleplaying Session
How your campaign's soundtrack can bolster player engagement.
Three Dos and Don’ts of PVP
How to balance inter-player conflict in a way that's fun for everyone.
Use Visuals to Creep Out Your Players
How to take your campaign's heebie-jeebies beyond the written word.
Failures That Hurt a Game
How to make your campaign's screw-ups meaningful—but not so destructive that players get annoyed.
Four Dice Pool Systems All Gamers Should Know
The pros and cons of these dice-filled RPG systems.
Should You Game With an Open or Structured World?
How much you should or shouldn't constrain your campaign's setting.
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