Inhospitable Settings: Restricting Magic in D&D 5e
Geek NativeInhospitable Settings: a primer of suggestions on adapting 5e magic lists to suit cold, water-scarce, low light and violent flora campaigns.
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Sensitivity reading: What does it do, and does it make RPGs better? A Paranormal Affairs Canada case study
A credit that I’ve started to see in new RPGs is “sensitivity reader”. I think it’s fair enough to wonder two things; what do sensitivity readers do? If we’re paying for them through the cost of the book, do they make RPGs better?
Inhospitable Settings: Darkness encounter table
Random encounters in the dark that don’t involve sudden monster attacks and do involve adding to the atmosphere.
Dungeons & Doom: A review of the 5e-powered Hellboy RPG
My fear was that this RPG wouldn’t feel like Hellboy. It does. It doesn’t feel like Dungeons & Dragons’ 5th edition, though. One new rule is responsible for that, and we’ll get on to that gamer changer in just a bit.
The walls are closing in! – or How to wrangle players and puzzles when the time is running out
Brisbane based artist, game designer, and streamer Shaun Sunday shares some tips for what to do when your players are flustered in the heat of the moment and the clock is ticking.
Which environment type do you think is underused in D&D?
Geek Native readers threw in a curveball on a vote for which environment type is underused in Dungeons & Dragons games.
Briar & Bramble: The sorrow of a Watership Down RPG
The Powered by the Apocalypse Briar & Bramble RPG is set in 20th century England, in the countryside. Ish. In truth, the designer does not want that to limit the animals you might play.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: LPJ Design
The cost of art, marketing and marketplace challenges with RPGs and an interview with LPJ Design.
Biohazard Games: Jeff Barber on using RPGs as a lens for modern concerns
What dolphins armed with lasers apparently defending a watery world in a tabletop RPG might tell us about today’s real-life concerns. We talk to Jeff Barber about Blue Planet as a lens for modern concerns.
Become a living weapon in Gimmick Zero the free anime-inspired RPG (quick start)
Gimmick Zero is a free to download RPG inspired by shows like Bubblegum Crisis, Megaman Zero and Katana Zero.