Five Ways to Get Carbon-Based Life Outside the Goldilocks Zone Why life on these extreme planets might be more practical than you think. November 2, 2013August 11, 2021 by Brandon Kier in Worldbuilding
Should You Spoil the Suspense? How far you should tip your storytelling hand about an important character's fate. November 1, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 7: Buffy the Demon Slayer Who Also Sometimes Slays Vampires October 27, 2013August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Mike Hernandez
Writing for Roleplaying Games How you can get paid to pen your favorite RPG's next edition. October 26, 2013August 11, 2021 by Mike Hernandez in Roleplaying, Writing
The Best Quotes From GeekGirlCon The highlights from this year's social justice-focused storytelling convention. October 25, 2013June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
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
How to Create a Simple Language You don't need a degree in linguistics to follow these steps. October 19, 2013August 11, 2021 by Jessica Lee in Worldbuilding
Seven Epic Fan Romance Battles These potential pairings split fandoms, no matter which side won the canon. October 18, 2013June 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Commentary
Episode 6: A Dialogue on Dialogue October 13, 2013August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Mike Hernandez, and Chris Winkle
The Planet Construction Kit Gives +2 to Worldbuilding How this instruction manual can help you plan your fictional world. October 12, 2013August 11, 2021 by Brandon Kier in Worldbuilding
Are Blank Characters Too Blanking Blank? The pros and cons of these personality-lacking protagonists. October 11, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Three Tips for Running a Stationary Campaign How to run your RPG story without moving locations. October 6, 2013August 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying, Storytelling
Making Memorable Player Characters in Minutes How to build a PC that will stick in your mind—and your fellow players'. October 5, 2013August 11, 2021 by Mike Hernandez in Roleplaying
How to Write a Racist Story How your story can treat its darker-skinned characters like trash. October 4, 2013October 18, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Social Justice
Using Creepy Music Cues in Your Roleplaying Session How your campaign's soundtrack can bolster player engagement. September 28, 2013August 11, 2021 by Mike Hernandez in Roleplaying
Five Ways You Should Never End Your Story Steer clear of these finales, especially if you're new to storytelling. September 27, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 5: The Infinite Retelling of Fairy Tales Mike, Oren and Chris talk about what makes fairy tales unique and how they have changed over time. September 24, 2013August 26, 2021 by Mike Hernandez, Oren Ashkenazi, and Chris Winkle
Know How Your Magic Works How to pin down your world's reality-bending spells. September 21, 2013August 11, 2021 by Jessica Lee in Worldbuilding
Clichés Are Bad, Mkay? Why you should steer clear of everything that anyone else has ever done before. September 20, 2013August 11, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Three Dos and Don’ts of PVP How to balance inter-player conflict in a way that's fun for everyone. September 17, 2013August 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Roleplaying, Storytelling
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