Boy, January 2024 really just had to get one more hit in, didn't it? Thirteen days after losing her husband, my grandmother passed away...

Well, this wasn't the blog post I expected to write today. But death never quite comes when we're expecting it, does it? My grandpa was...

This has been a wild week.

Getting a stomach virus this week seems to have helped me gain some perspective.

Short version: It's complicated.

I'm still reeling.

There are so many things I've put off because my weird, bad brain makes checklists of prerequisites.

It's not easy to keep a hard schedule and maintain a work/life balance, but I was able to articulate how *I* keep things running!

I'm going to pull back the curtain somewhat, and share a bit of insight into how I get so much done every week.

In the third and final installment of this series, I talk about how Insight, Deception and Persuasion checks can be used responsibly.

In part two of my three-part series about sharing info with players, we talk about handling questions about magic items and spells.

This week, we kick off a three-part series of posts about giving information to players, starting with advice for describing environments.

In honor of Thanksgiving, let's discuss the table etiquette rules I laid out for my D&D groups, and the reasoning behind each one of them.

This week, Mike reveals the greatest trick to running an RPG… pretending you already know all the tricks to running an RPG.

Last week, we discussed the value of adventures on railroad tracks. This week, we discuss the opposite – the open world sandbox.

Over the next few weeks, we discuss a few different approaches to running plots in RPGs – this week, we’re defending railroad tracks.

Let's talk about the challenges of joining an existing gaming group.

Let's discuss the importance of memorable environments and locations in RPGs.

Let's talk about a few easy tricks to make your side characters more memorable and interesting.

Let's discuss what we mean when we talk about a “campaign,” and how to find the right tone and style for your story.