Roleplaying

When I saw the Levers prompt I immediately thought to the levers a GM gets to play pull to modify the play style. Make combat more dangerous, just by playing mosters to their full ability, and you will change the game. Be mean with the magical loot and toys and the play style will swing … Read more

Humour in games tends to come in two varieties, spontaneous, created by the players, and GM created. More often than not, the second version falls flat on its face. Setting out with the intention of making something humourous is extremely difficult. I guess that is why most people are not comedians. PLayer created humour is … Read more

It is an interesting concept, edge, in RPGs. Of course, the edge should be just a little bit over there, just out of sight. I can see no point at all in making any player in any game I run feel uncomfortable, or even worry that the direction the game is going in may get … Read more

It is a rare game that makes me want to play published adventures over a freeform sandbox, but I think Tales from the Loop is going to be one of them. When I first picked up the game I was in two minds about it. The idea of playing kids in that 10-15 age range … Read more

Pushing rolls is a central mechanism in the Year Zero Engine. In many ways it plays the same role as FATE points or Momentum in other systems. It is a limited ingame currency that can be used to buy success. Each Zero Engine game has pushing as an option but they are all subtly different. … Read more