As the gamer parent of three young children, I often have asked myself the question, ����When can I introduce my children to roleplaying games?���� I was first introduced to roleplaying games when I was twelve years old and my slightly younger brother started around the same time. But how young is too young to start […]
Hard Moves & GM Intrusions Part 2: Social Blunders
Last week I wrote a well received article [link] featuring 50 different things that could easily be used as either a Hard Move (for games Powered by the Apocalypse) or a GM Intrusion (for��those games of��Numenera or The Strange). In fact a few people mentioned they would also work for various FATE games as well. […]
RPG Blog Carnival April 2015 – Roundup
It is the end of April, which signals that the RPG Blog Carnival is rolling out of RPG Alchemy and onto the next location. For those that may not know about it, the RPG Blog Carnival moves to a new roleplaying blog each month.�� Each blog picks a topic and the community writes about that […]
The Heart of the Matter
Over the years my gaming friends and I have put a lot of thought into the idea of the perfect game. At first this discussion focused on game systems, settings, and genres. While we still happily debate the pros and cons of different games, mechanics, and systems, we soon realized that the game itself is […]
The Combat Experience – Ideas to Make Combat Fun
Combat is an extremely important part of the roleplaying experience. For some gaming groups, it is an absolute necessity and even why they play the game. Odds are that in your roleplaying endeavors, you����ve probably been part of some great combat experiences and some not-so-great combat experiences. But what can you do to consistently make […]