Cogent Playtest

As mentioned earlier on this blog Shadiversity and Jazza have released an Open Game RPG Framework called Cogent. I recently was able to playtest it out with some friends. I also got to try out Owlbear Rodeo. Thoughts on Owlbear Overall, Owlbear is great . . . but not for dicepool systems. At least in […]

Half-Elves are Now Racist?!?

I am hoping that the news is either false or will be walked back. I am typing this late after work so I don’t have time to do too much digging. Even if it is walked back / not legit the question itself is still worth asking. Are Half-Elves racist? This declaration, removing Half-Elves for […]

D&D Movie is Amazingly Faithful to Game

I am happy to report that the D&D movie is incredibly loyal to the source material. It genuinely feels like this was a campaign someone DMed and the movie is all the better for it. You know that really crazy RPG campaign you had? They adapted it into a movie. And yes it is glorious. […]

Dungeons and Dragons Remains, the World’s Greatest RPG

I really wish I had more time right now to make a great blog post. But I am running off for the weekend – but would like to say – D&D will now remain, forever, an open game. The Creative Commons License now licenses the ENTIRE 5.1 SRD. The original OGL remains in effect too! […]

Benefits of AI for Game Masters

Recently I discovered the NightCafe Studio AI and have been like a kid in the candy shop ever since: Using AI Art in RPGs But goofy fun aside does this tech have any real use for GMs? I think it does. Not only am I featuring AI Art as a key visual component of my […]

To Ascend

The greatest dungeon crawl, IMO, is Dante’s Divine Comedy. So you can imagine that my Catholic, geeky self has been enjoying World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. (At time of writing I have not beat all of it yet). Shadowlands’ tale starts with a raid on “the Maw” (Hell by another name) and after a harrowing escape […]

Why you Should Draw your RPG Character

Behold below, in all his glory, my Rabbit Monk. His name (I can’t take credit for this wonder) is PETALS BEFORE THE STORM! I am why the evil doer’s whiskers tremble.I am the stillness before chaos.I am the one that hops in evil’s way by night.I am the fury that is silent.I am PETALS BEFORE […]

On Building Dungeons

For my EHS job I will be going into a large dilapidated military base to radio-survey. The safety plan accounts for falling debris, holes in the floor, unstable floors, trespassers, radioactivity and substantial areas of darkness. I have literally been hired for a dungeon crawl. All my years of gaming . . . it has […]

On Arthur, Faith & RPGs

This may be at first seem an odd topic, but one I think is very important. Many older RPG players (happens to us all) remember the “satanic panic.” I myself have never faced any real oppressions from religion for my love of playing RPGs. I myself am a Latin Mass loving Catholic and my mother […]

Worldbuilding Spreads

Tarot is a most under appreciated tool in roleplaying games. If you need inspiration in a flash a quick tarot spread and give you tons of world building possibilities, devious plot twists or hidden clues. Here are some world-building tarot spreads from the most recent version of my Martian Muckraker RPG book followed by an […]