Unearthed Arcana Review: Wild Soul Barbarian
Will the first of our UA subclass examinees prove to be all the rage?
Game Mechanics: Page 3
The Three Ways Games Approach Success and Failure
So your first-level Fighter just took a sword to the chest.
Four Fun D&D Character Builds for Power Gaming
Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition (5E) is one of my favorite RPGs out there.
Six More RPG Mechanics That Must Go
Roleplaying design is highly sensitive to context.
Five RPG Systems With Downtime Mechanics
Downtime is an important concept in roleplaying games.
Seven House Rules for Torchbearer Campaigns
Torchbearer is a great game.
Why Roleplaying Games Should Support, Not Restrict, the GM
I love reading roleplaying games.
Why Mouse Guard Handles Failure Better Than Any Other RPG
I’ve written about Mouse Guard’s qualities before.
Should You Design a Robust Structure For Your Game?
Most roleplaying games on the market these days take a laissez-faire approach to play.
Five Rule Changes That Made Games Worse
We want to be excited when our favorite roleplaying system releases a new edition.
Episode 145: Weird RPG Mechanics
Some roleplaying games are good, some are bad, and some are just weird.
Six More Common Design Mistakes in Roleplaying Games
Six ways that RPG systems end up feeling less like immersive journeys and more like math class.
Six Fantastic Roleplaying Mechanics
Six times RPG systems hit it out of the park.
Five Roleplaying Mechanics That Must Go
Five traits of RPGs systems that rolled critical failures.
Episode 117: Core Dice Mechanics, Part Two
We had so much to say about dice mechanics last week that we could have made it into two episodes.
Episode 116: Core Dice Mechanics, Part One
Roll to understand game mechanics, because today we’re talking about core dice mechanics.
How to Run Fun Combat in a Stand-and-Deliver System
Why this classic combat system doesn't deliver or stand up to scrutiny.
Six Design Continuums in Roleplaying Games
Six axes all RPGs fall somewhere on (and no, "bad/good" isn't one of them).
Full Light, Full Steam Isn’t the Revolution It Wants to Be
This Victorian RPG runs out of steam early—and there's not much of a light at the end of its tunnel.
Cay Reet