There's a lot of setting in this world. Five Tips for Running a Campaign in an Established Setting How your borrowed campaign setting can stand out from its canon counterpart. March 11, 2017July 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Episode 83: Our Favorite Monsters Special recurring guest host Jim is back, and this time it’s not even to talk about the law! September 11, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Johnathan Preshaw, and Chris Winkle
Episode 71: Character Customization We’ve had deep and meaningful topics for long enough; it’s time to argue about roleplaying mechanics! April 10, 2016August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Mike Hernandez, and Chris Winkle
Episode 66: Show and Tell Ariel, Chris, and Oren describe the difference between showing elaborate spectacle and simply telling what happens. January 31, 2016August 26, 2021 by Ariel Anderson, Chris Winkle, and Oren Ashkenazi
Five Convoluted Mechanics in Roleplaying Games These RPGs required more reading than a college class to make sense. January 23, 2016July 22, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Six Overpowered Weapons in Roleplaying Games These combat tools put everything else in their system to shame. November 29, 2014August 4, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Five Roleplaying Games That Don’t Do Their Setting Justice These kitchen-table campaigns fall short of the stories that inspired them. August 23, 2014June 20, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Episode 24: Magic Systems in Roleplaying Oren, Mike, and Chris dissect spell mechanics across roleplaying systems. June 22, 2014August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Mike Hernandez, and Chris Winkle
Five Mechanics That Will Make Your Game Worse These rules will get players scratching their heads—and maybe in open revolt. June 1, 2014August 7, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Three Types of Roleplaying Mechanics These deserve across-the-board focus for a good RPG. May 18, 2014August 8, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Five Broken Abilities From The World Of Darkness How this story-focused RPG series let these powers get out of hand. October 20, 2013August 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Four Dice Pool Systems All Gamers Should Know The pros and cons of these dice-filled RPG systems. August 20, 2013August 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
Advantages and Disadvantages of Dice Pool Systems What a handful of d6's can do that one d20 can't—and vice versa. August 6, 2013August 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying
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