There are several ways to use random encounters. I've tried many, each with its own pros and cons. That’s what we’ll discuss today. 1.  ...

Another take on this post . --- Important caveat before we begin   "Railroad" has a negative connotation for some readers. If you ...

I recently remembered the similarities between death knights and skeleton warriors . Both are powerful undead creatures, clad in decayed fl...

Let's start with the conclusion: GM-for-pay is okay. In other words: there is nothing wrong with paying someone to run a game for you, o...

Here are some very short reviews of some books I've read lately. The one-sentence summaries (in italics) are not entirely mine, but copy...

How to make the "minimum viable setting"?  What I want to do is create something that leaves almost NO work for the GM. But writin...

DriveThruRPG is set to significantly raise the cost of print-on-demand products, with an increase ranging from 20% to 80%, as mentioned on R...