The Tyranny of Chance: How Often Should A Player Succeed?
Role-playing game designers that use a random element (eg dice)as a task resolution mechanic (combat, skills) have to ask themselves
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Gen Con 2012–The Final Report–Part 2
Yesterday focused more on the vendors and my purchases. Today is all about the specific events and the promised “worst
Read moreGen Con 2012–The Final Report–Part 1
Gen Con 2012 is over and this is my report on the weekend’s festivities. The information appears in no particular
Read moreAmethyst Renaissance
Eventually, I’ll write some new material. For the third time in four years, Dias Ex Machina is releasing its core
Read moreGenCon 2012 Exhibitors and Vendors Link List with Descriptions
The Gen Con 2012 Exhibitor and Vendor Link List is done! Once again I sifted the raw list from the
Read moreIn the Mail: Mistborn Adventure Game RPG from Crafty Games
I just received my copy of the new Mistborn RPG from Crafty Games. Here is a shot of the book
Read moreThe Tyranny of Exposition
There is a disturbing trend in mass media (eg movies and RPGs, whether tabletop or digital) to give too much
Read moreGen Con 2012 Ticket Assault Completed
For those that missed it, this morning was the kickoff of Gen Con 2012 event registration. Hopefully you registered because
Read moreMilestone: Post #800
800 seems like such a large number and I was frankly shocked to see the total in WordPress today. Actually,
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