As a GM I love to prep.  This isn't because I like to "tell a story" - I like to build toys and see how my players play with t...

The rules in an RPG define what players can do, and can be strict or loose, depending on the system and the group. A group that adheres we...

So you've heard about this thing called a Hex Crawl.  What is it?  Why should it interest you if you're not an "OSR" fan? ...

It's been a while since I posted.  Things have been very busy in my life!  Here's the Friday post for this week.  I'll be back ...

In my day job, outcomes measurement is critical to demonstrating success and ensuring continuous quality improvement.  A proposal has to pr...

Mike Mearls wrote a great history of raising the dead in D&D.  I thought it would be fun to add to it (he doesn't cover Pathfinder ...

I conducted an informal poll of gamers on social media to see who still uses XP to calculate levels in D&D and Pathfinder, and I found f...