guides
What Tabletop GMs Can Learn From Elden Ring
Elden Ring can teach tabletop gamemasters useful lessons that will improve any TTRPG campaign.
TTRPG philosophy
Lore & Mortar
Lore & Mortar #4: Power Structures
When designing fantasy worlds, add intrigue and nuance by fine-tuning the relationships between power structures.
TTRPG philosophy
Run Tabletop Campaigns with Hybrid Theater
Halfway between theater-of-the-mind and strict use of tactical batlemaps, Hybrid Theater is an ideal way to run tabletop campaigns.
NPCs
Make the Most of Mirror Parties
Mirror parties are a convenient reflection of the player characters. Throw them into a tabletop campaign to force your players to consider who they really are and what they want.
Lore & Mortar
Lore & Mortar #3: Gods and Faith
Before you start sketching out complex pantheons, consider the fundamental questions of divinity in a tabletop context.
city
Fixing Intracity Travel
Going from A to B within a TTRPG city can be engaging, but you need to choose your goal carefully.
TTRPG philosophy
Your Tabletop World Is Too Big
There is value in keeping your TTRPG campaign conveniently bounded.
new content
Introducing: Gunless Gauchos
Gunless Gauchos is a game all about Wild West adventure in fantasy worlds.
TTRPG philosophy
Embrace the Inertia of Your Tabletop Game World
The best TTRPG stories explore the frictions between player agency, uncertainty, and inertia.