Alright so today is the big one. Whatever we are celebrating out there it’s important to remember why. We love the people we visit, or at the very least are obligated for one reason or another to see people this holiday. I know that is not very romanticized but hey, we are here to talk…
Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
Reading Hunter’s article about Different RPGs and what they offer really inspired me to write about why I think it’s important for anyone into RPGs to play as many as possible, or at least more than one. When I started playing RPGs (I was about twenty one or twenty two) I was playing Dungeons…
Different RPGs and what they offer
When I first played Dungeons and Dragons, I never imagined that I would become so immersed in something much larger than the game. I became obsessed with paper RPGs of all makes and styles. In the past two years, I have played the d20, d6, and narrative dice system. I have played in GM and…
MultiVerse Games Interview
About two weeks ago now I was able to hang out and talk to Will, the co-owner of Mutliverse Games. We got to discuss his space, the plans that the store has, and of course a little about Will himself as well! Today I’d like to go over a new special place in San Antonio…
The Hand of Power, Part 4
Welcome to the final installment of The Hand of Power! Today we’ll be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of a GM being very heavy handed as far as rules go when they have a party of seasoned players. Now I want to clarify very quickly what I mean by “heavy” or “hard-handed.” This simply means…
Why Fantaji Is In My Board Game Closet
About two weeks ago I got to go to the San Antonio GaMExpo. I got to play a lot of fun board games and RPGs and I was able to pick up Fantaji. I was really into the game when Calvin played it with us and I had to pick up a copy and tell…
The Hand of Power, Part 3
Welcome back to the Hand of Power! This series is all about asking how a GMs approach to a game can affect groups of players based on their experience with the game. Today we move into examining how a soft approach can affect a game full of more experienced players. For the sake of these…
GMing in public- my first experience and what I’ve learned
As many of you know from Nick’s newest article, we we're at the GamExpo in San Antonio! One of our main goals while there, apart from meeting developer's, was to introduce people to some of our favorite games. I ran The Wheel of Time RPG, which I wrote about pretty recently, and Nick ran both FFG’s…
The Hand of Power, Part 2
Welcome back to the Hand of Power! For those of you just joining us, this is a series regarding the benefits of a certain style of Game Mastering depending on the experience level of your players. I highly recommend you read part one of this series by clicking this link after you're done with this article. Without…
The Hand of Power, Part 1
Awhile back, Nick published a three part series of articles known as “Wielding the Empathy Hammer,” which discussed how players and GMs should view and treat each other at the table. It also went into detail about the “politics” and “power dynamic” that must exist with every campaign. This article will be a spinoff of…
