Outsiders Looking In By The Warden I have a confession to make, dear readers. Not that it’s a secret or anything, but the time has […]
Category: Under the Hood
Under the Hood – Odds of Excitement
Odds of Excitement By The Warden There’s an interesting trend found on nearly every fan site: whenever a new dice mechanic is announced, people break […]
Under the Hood – Bounded Accuracy
Bounded Accuracy By The Warden At this very moment a week ago, I was playtesting D&D Next and thoroughly enjoying it. As we made a […]
Under the Hood – Fun With Failure
Fun With Failure By The Warden There’s an inevitability in every RPG we play, though we never want to talk about it. Failure. For every […]
Under the Hood – Emulation
Emulation By The Warden Before I begin, I should warn you: there is nothing about D&D Next on today’s post. There was supposed to be, […]
Under the Hood – Presentation: A Matter of Tone
Presentation: A Matter of Tone By The Warden Designing a roleplaying game is difficult work involving numerous key decisions aside from mechanics, theme, scope, content, […]
Under the Hood – Dice Pool Party
Dice Pool Party By The Warden Everyone loves a pool party. It’s a chance for everyone to get out and mingle with everyone at the […]
Under the Hood – Mechanics be Damned!
Mechanics be Damned! By The Warden Oh, my poor, embattled edition warriors. What a crazy week this has been for you. So many shots fired […]