RPGs The Problem With RPG Puzzles Is You’re Testing Your Players, Not Their Characters 21 Jun 2026 Another recent post got me thinking about puzzles in RPGs. The classic tabletop puzzle feels like it should be a natural fit for RPGs. A riddle carved into a stone…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Letters from NPCS Who Regret Meeting You, Part 2 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026 If the first batch was bruised feelings and unpaid tabs, this second pile is scorched earth. These are the outrageous complaints, the kind of grievances that turn folklore into lawsuits.…
RPGs… Your Nan vs the Supernatural: Running RPGs in the Style of The Boroughs 16 Jun 20265 Jun 2026 There’s a particular pleasure in stories that don’t try to outrun themselves. The Boroughs sits in that space. It's a show that keeps its feet planted firmly in the everyday,…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Wizard Who Thinks They’re Playing a Different Game 10 Jun 202617 May 2026 Some players sit down at a D&D table and immediately behave like they’ve been invited to demonstrate mastery rather than have fun. They’re not hostile about it. They’re not even…
Film… Zydrate Anatomy: How to Run a ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ Style RPG 9 Jun 20265 Jun 2026 If you’ve read our recent review of Repo! The Genetic Opera, you already know we have a soft spot for its unique brand of blood-soaked, neon-drenched gothic camp. But as…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Puzzle That Breaks the Party 3 Jun 2026 Do some DMs just wake up and wonder how best to inflict their unique brand of suffering upon their players? There are plenty of options, but what might be the…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Player Who Brings Real‑Life Beef to the Table 27 May 202617 May 2026 One common problem with tabletop RPGs really gets to me, and it’s not the rules arguments, or the scheduling nightmares, or even the fact that someone always insists on playing…
RPGs… Beyond Campaign’s End: Roleplaying in the Vibe of Frieren 24 May 202624 May 2026 Every tabletop RPG player knows the classic trajectory. You start in a tavern, kill some giant rats in a cellar, steadily escalate to slaying dragons, and eventually face down a…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Session Zero That Never Ends 20 May 202617 May 2026 There’s a special kind of suffering unique to tabletop RPGs, and it’s not the rules bloat, or the scheduling nightmares, or even the fact that every DM secretly wants to…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Martial Classes Are the Hobby’s Last Acceptable Target of Bullying 13 May 20264 Apr 2026 There’s a quiet cruelty at the heart of Dungeons & Dragons, and it’s not the murderhoboing, or the goblin‑genocide, or even the fact that every published adventure path is basically…
Books… Humble Bundle: Classic Indie RPG Physical Bundle 9 May 20268 May 2026 Magpie Games has a new Humble Bundle out, but this time it’s physical books, not PDFs. For about $39 you’re getting five indie RPGs that defined the early 2010s story‑game…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: ChatGPT is Obsessed With Goblins, Just Like Your Stupid Party 6 May 20264 May 2026 If you’ve been using ChatGPT to help flesh out your homebrew campaign lately, you might have noticed something... green. And pointy-eared. And suspiciously obsessed with shiny trinkets. It’s not just…
