For half an RPG campaign, the players’ party has been battling a jerk trying to summon a terrible demon into the game world. In the…

If you’ve read even a few posts here on the RPGuide, you know that Erica and I are story-first gamers. Regardless of the system, we…

Last time, we talked about how damage in role-playing games can take on ridiculous proportions. Hollywood and video games have primed us to…

Time to rant about a pet peeve of mine, then talk about how I avoid it at my table. And today’s rant is combat, damage, and injury in…

I use cutscenes in my role-playing, just like video games, and they can be a fun Storyteller tool. Movies are basically one long cutscene…

My friend is running a Dungeons & Dragons game for his kids and a gaggle of others, ages 11 through 13. For many of them, it’s their first…

“Which enemy looks the most injured?”

It’s alright to just tell your players things. Really. Role-playing games don’t have to be epic efforts of secrecy and subtle manipulation…

We write a lot about combat in role-playing games. They’re a core part of most (but not all) RPGs, and deserve just as much narrative and…