As I said in my last post, the Game Master is the most pivotal person at the table, but the collection of players looking to the GM for fun are more potent than the man (or woman) running the world. Even the best GM with the most preparation can have a game derailed by players […]
News broke today that Jack Vance passed away a few days ago. Jack was a hugely influential fantasy and science fiction author with a career that spanned six decades. His works range from the highly acclaimed The Dying Earth series, to the Demon Prince series, to countless short stories, and so much more. How does […]
First off, let me say that I tend to use the term “Game Master,” or GM, when referring to the person sitting behind the screen. There are other names, and they include Dungeon Master, Loremaster, Storyteller, Referee (my least favorite), The Computer, Spymaster, and so on. One of the most important people at the table […]
A Little Pre-History Crafting tales is at the root of role playing, and humanity has been telling stories since we could grunt out polysyllabic words. More recently, tabletop strategy games, or wargames, were created to hone military commanders’ skills. These wargames date back to the late 1700s and early 1800s. Skip forward to the 1960s, […]
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