BASTIONLAND

After writing a bit about how I design games with minimalism in mind, my thoughts turned to whether this carries over to how I run games. S...

There's a lot of good GM advice out there at the high end. How to ensure the players are engaged, that they have agency, that your world...

Doctrine might be a bit strong. Still, I'm trying to keep these three words in my head whenever I'm planning or running a game. Th...

From the Oddendum of Electric Bastionland This game does not have rules for everything. You can use normal conversation in combinatio...

You've probably heard the phrase " attack every part of the character sheet " from Arnold K. Let's flip that and see how t...

Bastionland is going to distill a lot of GM guidance into very clear procedures. Each of the four sections of the world will have their own ...

Someone asked how I prepare for a game of Into the Odd, so it's time for some rapid fire tips on how to run a game exactly like I do (wh...

Tactical Infinity is the beauty of RPGs. You can go anywhere, attempt any action, imagine your character however you like. You might think...

Need a dungeon right now? Grab a sheet of paper. Throw down five dice. Draw a room around each die that landed on the paper...

I spent a bit of time this week trying to persuade people that old-school play isn't about antagonistic GMing and pixel-bitching to avo...

The following is an excerpt from the GM's section of my work in progress, big-scale, spear-em-up RPG, Thousand Spears . Although it'...

Here's the situation. Your adventurers are roaming through some rough hilly land on the way to their next shot at fame and fortune when...

Alright, quieten down and get in your usual seats. You two stop fighting, you three put your gum in the bin. Put that crossbow away. After d...