The next plot point in the game that I’m running right now involves one of the non-player characters falling ill with a mysterious plague…

Proactive players are great, and good Storytelling can keep them moving along the plot. But now and then, a player group can get totally…

There are as many different ways to run a role-playing game as there are games themselves. For some Storytellers, the game mechanics are of…

Motivating players to get their characters involved in story elements is a constant juggling act for Storytellers. We’ve written before…

Players are wonderful creatures: imaginative, creative, ingenious, and frustrating. When you’re slowly building a plot arc, dropping…

Crisis scenes have become a cornerstone of my gaming. Crises are multi-staged skill challenges with some twists and turns, and as much…

Erica and I talk about house rules a lot. We house-ruled BESM so much that we eventually just took all the house rules and made our own…

Erica and I are entering our fourth year of writing the RPGuide and after all this time, it’s a ton of advice and a lot to try to think…

I remember a time when my gaming group got together on the weekends, hunkered down in someone’s room, basement, shed — whatever space we…

Role-playing games aren’t just about mechanics and strategy. Board games are often better at that, and there are some truly amazing board…

Some role-playing games contain mechanics for removing control of characters from the hands of their players. Sometimes it’s psychic or…

We’ve written before about the concept of buy-in: Storytellers and players alike treating a character according to their concept. Respect…