Why I got rid of wound penalties

Not every game system has wound penalties. In Dungeons and Dragons…

Keep an open door & put out the welcome mat

I recently wrote a post explaining what role-playing games are because it’s come up…

Collaborative character creation

Role-playing is a collaborative process — the Storyteller creates and presents a plot, but the players…

Play to your Storytelling strengths

A little while ago, I wrote a post called How I ruined a game without doing anything wrong. In…

Don’t try too hard to surprise your players

As a Storyteller, I’m sure that I am not alone in my desire to see my players spring…

Wraith characters are ready to go!

The week kind of got away from me, but I wanted to pop on and let you know that we just about finished making up characters for my new Wraith campaign. We had to select Passions (the emotions that power a wraith) and Fetters (their physical ties to the world of the…