RPGaDay day 2 – First RPG GAMEMASTER

Today’s prompt for RPGaDay is First RPG GAMEMASTER. Maybe I’ll answer this in two ways. My first dungeon master, as I said a few years back, was a friend who had the classic B2 Keep on the Borderlands. This was the mid 1980s and it was one of my first sleepovers on my own (without … Continue reading RPGaDay day 2 – First RPG GAMEMASTER →

RPGaDay day 1 – FIRST RPG played this year

#RPGaDay 2023 Day 1 - FIRST RPG played (this year) - D&D 5e a table tale from Akorros

Summer Blogging approaches!

It’s the summer coming up, and that means there are two seasons of blogging inspiration on the way, both of which I have found very useful for my worldbuilding and thinking over the past few years, and also very interesting to read. Follow along, join in – you may as well. Yes, I publicised it … Continue reading Summer Blogging approaches! →

Weapon Mastery across the editions

I have fond memories of Weapon Mastery from the BECMI Master Player’s Guide. Now there are three pretenders to "next D&D 5e" and each introduce something similar.

Table Tales #1 – an invasion of worms!

This is my first experiment with a Table Tale - summaries of sessions of actual play at my table, along with a bit of commentary. Let me know what you think!

Alternate Systems – a quick update

A quick update of a few systems: the Pathfinder Humble Bundle, Kobold Press's Project Black Flag and DM Dave's Helkara

Beating the GM Writer’s Block

Do you get GM Writer's Block? When you sit down to prepare and just stare at the page? Here's a discussion of some techniques which helped me prepare for my TTRPG game, with thanks to @SlyFlourish, @ubiquitousrat, @roleplayingtips and @HeroicMaps

TTRPG systems – Castles and Crusades

This post is the first in a series of in-depth reviews of different systems. It looks at Castles and Crusades from Troll Lord Games, a gritty old-school fantasy role-playing system.

Beyond OGL – what are the options?

Wizards may be backing down slightly on the #OGL front, but they have lost the trust of the community. This is a summary of some alternative #OpenDnD licence initiatives (particularly from @paizo and @koboldpress), and other systems for #fantasy #TTRPGs

The new (non)-Open Gaming License 1.1 and what I would rather see

Linda Codega has reviewed a leaked version of the new proposed OGL 1.1 from Wizards. Here are my thoughts on this, and how it impacts me.