Narrating your RPG

Storytelling an RPG is a complex undertaking. You have to juggle running skill checks and crises, navigate combats in which…

Your plot’s in the way of my character

We often write about the advantages of simple RPG plots, mostly because I suck at elaborate…

Let’s talk about player character survival. Combat and danger are part of most role-playing games, and it’s a big part of what makes them exciting. While a campaign, a crisis, or even a role-playing scene can have high stakes and dire consequences, character death doesn’t have to be one of them.

World-building toolkit

Erica and I Costorytell a lot of campaigns. We partner on both of our role-playing games — regardless of which one of…