Throwback Thursday: Family Gaming

Something near and dear to my heart is gaming that includes kids. This is entirely self-serving as I have two kids at home and I’d like to grow up gaming with them. RPGs are for everyone and that includes young players, though that also covers those who don’t want to play a bloodthirsty vampire or a violent warrior. Here you’ll find some of the posts I’ve made about games that fit that mold, games that you can play with the whole family!

CAPERS Noir with Craig Campbell

Today I’m pleased to bring you another interview with the fantastic, personable Craig Campbell of Nerdburger Games. I’ve talked to Craig before when his awesome superheroes-and-gangsters game CAPERS was dropping and it has been really well received by gamers. It did well enough that he considered Kickstarting a supplement and it’s a good thing he did because it’s going wild!

More Roles for Star Trek Adventures

One thing I really like about Star Trek Adventures is the structure of the party. Roleplaying games use a lot of different frameworks for linking players together (something I’ve written about a little) but having a crew in Star Trek is a powerful tool, especially as it gives everyone something that they excel at.

Throwback Thursday: Dark Storytelling

March is a stressful month for me job-wise so I’ve decided to give myself a break on Thursdays and also give some prompts for you, the readers! Today I’m going to be looking at some of the past posts I’ve written about creepy, scary games. Check them out if you missed them, if you forgotten about them, or even if you just want to give them another looksy.

Improvising As a GM

I recently was talking with my wife, Dr. James, about how one gets to be a “Reactive GM.” That prompted me to pull out a webpage that I’d saved a while ago entitled The Ultimate Guide to Improv. I don’t know about ultimate but it does include 101 excellent tips for being a good improver. I think about this list a lot and there are some tips in particular that really speak to being a GM.

Throwback Thursday: Superheroes

March is a stressful month for me job-wise so I’ve decided to give myself a break on Thursdays and also give some prompts for you, the readers! Today I have a list of posts that I’ve written which are about superheroes in various ways. Check out this past posts for topics you might have missed, might have forgotten about, or that might want to give a second look!

Pregens for Spire

I’m getting ready to introduce Spire to a group of players and realized that I could really use some pregens! If you’re in the same boat, consider this a present to help you get your own game off the ground.