Design Flow: Removing A Good Rule
Often we think of playtesting for rooting out...
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Tag: rules
Why That Stupid Rule Might Not Be So Stupid
When I am not writing here, I am the co-host of...
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Rules Shifting – Part 1
I love my Underground campaign. Its been one of...
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Hacking Dread–Fixing What Is Not Broken
Every year my local game shop hosts a Halloween...
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Lenny Balsera–His Design Does Not Dictate Your Conversation
*Author’s note: A draft version of this...
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Steal this Mechanic: Legend’s Token and Bidding System for Social Encounters
Legend is a reimplementation of the d20 System...
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How Do You Learn a New System?
Variety is the spice of life. You may have your...
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Hot Button: Magic — Mechanical or McGuffin?
Every gaming system handles magic a little...
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Troupe Style GMing and the Gaming Charter
A while back my group got to the end of a...
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The Kobold Guide to Game Design, Volume III: Thinking About Design Can Make You a Better GM
Despite the well-known enmity between gnomes and...
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Hot Button: New Editions
No, this article is not about Ronnie, Bobby,...
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The Perfect GM?
Fang asks, What Makes the Perfect Gamemaster?....
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Sometimes to Run a Fun Game You Need to Ignore the Game
When I played my first tabletop role playing...
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D&D Burgoo: To 4E or not to 4E
It seems Hamlet had a less vexing decision than...
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