What's Under the Pope's Hat?
A d66 table of things you might find under the pope's hat. A blogclave post with links to other blogging cardinals.
Critique
Exploring Rumored Lands
A design delve into three zine-sized settings and their use of risograph printing.
Explorateur
The Explorateur: Issue #7
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
Theory
Haus Rules for Mausritter
My house rules and mouse-sized hacks for the sword-and-whiskers roleplaying game, Mausritter.
Theory
False Dichotomies of RPG Design
Tabletop rpg design is plagued with either-or fallacies. "A book can be usable at the table, or it can be fun to read," is just one of them.
Education
Designing a logo for Carouse, Carouse!
How I made the branding for Carouse, Carouse! A monthly party of an rpg newsletter full of rpg links, ideas, and gameable content.
Explorateur
The Explorateur: Issue #6
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
Education
An RPG's Guide to Surviving Shipping
Which rpgs survive the journey to my house? It depends on the packaging.
Theory
Why Combat Is a Fail State
Revisiting the old-school maxim "Combat is a fail state" and redefining what it means at my table and as a design theory for the OSR.
Explorateur
The Explorateur: Issue #5
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
Theory
How Do We Design a Gaming Community?
Do we have good communities, how can we build better ones, and what role do award shows have in community-building?
Explorateur
The Explorateur: Issue #4
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.