Long-form analysis on tabletop RPGs, video games, sports, politics, and movies
jasonite75Part 2, Reagan as President, is here How Ronald Reagan Became a Republican I’m writing this two-part series because to make any sense of American politics today, I think I need to better understand Ronald Reagan. He is so enshrined by so many Americans that it’s hard for me to separate the myth from the … Read more
The 8 Best TTRPG Sandbox Campaigns Ever Written It may help to read my previous piece, The 8 Best Guided Campaigns Ever for context. In my last post I focused on the best guided, prewritten campaigns. This is my companion piece, the best TTRPG sandbox campaigns ever written. Sandbox campaigns are the hardest to design … Read more
The 8 Best TTRPG Campaigns Ever Written Read The 8 Best TTRPG Sandbox Campaigns Ever for my companion piece. Over the past year I’ve shared posts on lots of TTRPG topics, but I haven’t really focused on campaigns. I decided to find the best prewritten campaigns ever made and put them together so enthusiasts can … Read more
Social Enmeshment TTRPGs: You Think Social Mechanics Are Flavor. They Aren’t. This is part of my ongoing series on system structure and pressure models—see also: Consequence Routing: When Getting Stronger Doesn’t Make You Safer.) You likely think that social RPGs are really just flavor layered on top of the real game. So if a social … Read more
Consequence Routing TTRPGs: When Getting Stronger Doesn’t Make You Safer This is part of my ongoing series on system structure and pressure models—see also: Horror TTRPGs: The Rules Are the Monster) This post isn’t about what deadly games look like, it’s about how TTRPG risk and reward design works at the system level. When people … Read more