If you are looking for a game that can handle pulp action, horror, and sci-fi with equal ease—and you’re willing to unlearn a few d20 habits— Savage Worlds is hard to beat. It might read a little ...

As a player, the only true “classic” I can claim is The Haunting, that terrifying walk through the Corbitt House from the ...

So, for the curious, the nostalgic, and the completists, here is the log of my 40-year voyage, thus far, organized by the ...

This coming July will mark the 40 th anniversary of the very first tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) session I played. My first time Game Mastering. I want to mark the occasion with an official ...

As 2025 draws to a close and I take stock of the past year, I feel this year has been challenging. Nationally, internationally, the world feels on the brink of dark times. I travelled a lot for work ...

Stop me if you’ve heard (read really) say this before! I am a lucky gamer. I have been playing role-playing games for going on four decades. Our gaming group has been meeting every week since 1993.

So, we come to the end of RPG a Day 2025. Allow me to get a little sentimental. I’ve been participating in RPG a Day for 11 years, and this process has been incredibly rewarding. Look at that! Today’s ...

Next to last post for RPG a Day 2025, and the prompt for today is Experience. So, allow me to discuss the experience mechanic in role-playing games, albeit somewhat incoherently, just some random ...

Surprise! Earlier in the month, I missed two days, and I quickly remedied the situation and posted the Day 9 post two days late. And now, 19 days late, here is the post for Day 10 of RPG a Day 2025.

Suspense can be particularly challenging to convey effectively in a tabletop RPG. It requires the right mix of player buy-in, effective GM presentation, and a collaboration between all parties.

Tactic, that’s the prompt for today on Day 27 of RPG a Day 2015. A tactic is, according to Merriam-Webster, “a device for accomplishing an end”, and Google, using Oxford’s results, says, “an action or ...