Tabletop Rpg

A lot of role-playing is improv acting, but not every player is a good actor. They can be nervous or inexperienced, and it can be hard just to talk in character, let alone to generate role-playing. But inter-character interaction can be some of the best…

Retiring an RPG character can be a fraught time for the whole table. Making a graceful exit isn’t always easy and requires a lot of work with your Storyteller, but I think there are reasons to work with the other players as well.

Role-playing is a game of choices and free will. That’s part of what sets it apart from movies and novels. So when we’re Storytelling a game, we do our best to avoid forcing a specific decision or action from our players. But sometimes, it just… happens. Sometimes there’s only one way out, or one way…

Too much of a good thing

Some months back, I had to leave a game because of medical issues. (And won’t be able to go back for the…