Giltonio SantosRunning Second Edition: Part IIFive years ago, I wrote the first part of what I intended to be a two-part essay on why a DM might be interested in running an AD&D 2e…Mar 9Mar 9
Giltonio SantosVertical and horizontal expansion as a tool in roleplaying gamesThis started as a thread on Twitter, but I decided it was worth posting here as well, as some of the insights seem like the kind of thing…Feb 12, 2022Feb 12, 2022
Giltonio SantosRunning Second Edition: Part IConsidering that I do not expect to DM or play AD&D 2e for the time being, one could ask why I’m choosing to write about it now. After all…Aug 11, 2019Aug 11, 2019
Giltonio SantosBuilding upon InspirationFor some time now, I’ve used Medium mainly to write about things grounded on my actual experience of play. This is a different essay; it’s…Mar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019
Giltonio SantosRunning When Black Roses BloomA few months ago, I started Hoard of the Dragon Queen with one of my weekly D&D tables, but the result was lackluster. I was not enjoying…Dec 28, 2018Dec 28, 2018
Giltonio SantosHow We Roll Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade (Part III)Some months ago, I wrote two essays with my thoughts about running Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade campaign (or any Mage campaign, for all that…Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Giltonio SantosHow We Roll Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade (Part II)In my last essay, I discussed how to shape the basic Mage campaign. I also promised to return to that discussion in one week or two, to…Nov 13, 2017Nov 13, 2017
Giltonio SantosHow We Roll Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade (Part I)Some time ago, I decided to take my old Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade tomes for a tour with our Sunday “play anything but 5e D&D” group. Now…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
Giltonio SantosOur Run Through Touch of DeathI’m DMing The Great Conjunction for some friends through the Roll20 app. After finishing Touch of Death, I decided to share some thoughts…Jan 9, 20171Jan 9, 20171
Giltonio SantosUsing BITs with D&D 5ED&D 5E is an easy to hack game. Burning Wheel is full of great ideas. Can we use the traits of these great games in concert to improve our…Mar 7, 2016Mar 7, 2016
