Google Docs Virtual Game Map
Like an increasing number of gaming groups, ours is scattered across a wide area. Â We’ve taken to using Google Hangouts... [more]
Give Your Game a Title Sequence
Some parts of a game are more difficult to run than others. Among the most difficult, at least for me,... [more]Character Checklist: Sam Porter
We recently had one of our regular cabin trips, which gave me the chance to make a character. Upon reflection,... [more]Role Playing Along: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
One of the biggest traps that veteran role players seem to fall in to isn’t a sphere of annihilation or... [more]
A Healthy Prejudice
We’ve written a lot of posts here at Intwischa about different game master styles, tips, methods, and strategies. From debates... [more]Good Character: My Character Background Checklist
There are a lot of different types of role playing games. They all have a few things in common, however.... [more]
On Choice and Control: The GM as DJ; The Player as Listener
Breaking my usual habit of silence in my car on my way to a game, I listened to the radio... [more]
Cut! A Mechanic For Ending Conflicts
As I recently mentioned, I’ve been reading through the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game. I noticed the other day that... [more]
What to Do when your Interest in Gaming Fades
Recently, I sent this email to my gaming group: I’m going to take a break from gaming for a while.... [more]
From the Archive – Let’s Get This Party Started: Non-Mechanical Character Creation Ideas That Work
Like any good team, most parties in a game of D&D have their different positions. Everything from AD&D to Golden... [more]
Spreading the Gamer Gospel
It was a crisp, sunny afternoon in Lansing, Michigan, as I exited the government building where I had just successfully... [more]
From the Archive: More Than One Way to Skin a Monster
Have you ever poured through books to find ideas for antagonists appropriate for your game, only to discover that nothing... [more]
Failing Up: How to Handle PC Failure
My early gaming experience centered around D&D, Shadowrun, and Rifts. These, and many other RPGs, have a so-called binary model... [more]
My Role Playing Strategy: The RP Theory of Relativity
By sheer coincidence, we’ve recently played two different games set in fictionalized versions of historical England. One was our Dresden... [more]
