Just a Goth Girl, a Game Controller, and a Set of Polyhedral Dice
This is more of a thought piece on how to incorporate real-world issues realistically into the fantasy worlds of our tabletop RPGs. Scholars of popular culture from Henry Jenkins to the present have long noted that we can use such conflicts in fictional worlds to discuss similar issues in our own world. Heck, we all … Continue reading World Building 3 – Race and Racism in Tabletop RPGs
I've been stewing over this piece for some time now, and it's something that has been prompted by the backlash Matthew Mercer has gotten for the death of the beloved character, Mollymauk Tealeaf. Oh, yeah, spoilers if you're way behind on the show, sorry. So, yeah, I'm going to talk today about handling character death … Continue reading Character Death in D&D
So, Leigh kickstarted the Open Legend RPG, and the Core Rulebook arrived this Wednesday. Open Legend is "a game of storytelling and adventure" that seeks to provide a set of rules that enable groups to tell stories from any genre in a manner that combines freeform storytelling with strategic fun. It's similar to Iron Crown's Champions system, which, though I … Continue reading Open Legend RPG – First Thoughts
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