Five Ways You Should Never End Your Story
Steer clear of these finales, especially if you're new to storytelling.
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Know How Your Magic Works
How to pin down your world's reality-bending spells.
Clichés Are Bad, Mkay?
Why you should steer clear of everything that anyone else has ever done before.
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.
Five Characters That Are Too Powerful
These protagonists were out of everyone else's league.
Should You Put a Ring on It?
Whether your fictional planet should tie the knot with its asteroid belt.
The Best Quotes From My PAX Weekend
The highlights from this year's gaming convention.
Failures That Hurt a Game
How to make your campaign's screw-ups meaningful—but not so destructive that players get annoyed.
Creeping Out Your Audience
How your prose story can send chills down readers' spines.
Map Making for the Artistically Challenged
How to craft your world's layout without getting an art degree first.
Which Should Come First: World or Story?
How your plot and your setting can build off each other.
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.
Why Breaking Stereotypes Makes Stronger Characters
Why characters breaking social conventions improve the stories they star in.
Five Crazy Things Humans Can Already Do
These crazy abilities might seem like science fiction, but they're as everyday as breathing.
When to Cut That Scene
How to tell when a scene isn't pulling its dramatic weight—and how you can beef it up.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Dice Pool Systems
What a handful of d6's can do that one d20 can't—and vice versa.
Acting With Clear Intent Improves Roleplaying
Why knowing a PC's goals will help your campaign run smoother.
Mythcreants: the Obsession With Stories That Got Out of Hand
How this storytelling blog got from idea to the website you're reading this on.
Oren Ashkenazi