Self-Balancing RPG

Hello Readers of the Martian Muckraker blog and/or itch.io! This is a super early draft of a rules framework that GMs and players can used to build characters for any environment. Occurrence values, all based around the number twelve, are used to determine the relative utility of skills, powers and environments in a given setting. […]

Facing Fate Core

Many RPGs are known for their tomes and tomes of rules. The recent Pathfinder Player’s Handbook runs 600 pages (and I can’t wait to dive into my copy!) This allows the game designers to craft and simulate a detailed and fascinating world, and provide lots of meat for players to strategize with. There is a […]

The Introverts Will Be Their (Dungeon) Masters

The best place for an introvert at an RPG table is . . . as the Dungeon Master (or Game Master or Master of Ceremonies). It may seem like a bold statement given the amount of responsibilities the Game Master (we will use this as a catch-all) has. Doesn’t being the GM require leading others […]