This is part of a “blog challenge” I decided to kickstart after discussion on Discord. It would be interesting to hear about how referees prep their games. Prep is the material I need t…| Roll to Doubt
Organizing my Conduct of Play section on a campaign document, I realized I’ve never talked here about it. Players are often advised to Ask Questions, Play Their Characters Well, Take Notes and Be C…| Roll to Doubt
Writing is a continuous process, not segmented into easily contained steps but a molecule that takes pride in amorphous shapes as new connections emerge. One of the ways we keep pace with that mole…| Roll to Doubt
There’s not a single cowboy novel in AD&D’s Appendix N (Boot Hill appendix notwithstanding) nor in B/X’s Recommended Reading, and yet attentive reading of old D&D reveals …| Roll to Doubt
This is directed to newbies who are interested in GMing an OSR game. I won’t assume previous experience with TTRPGs at large, although I can imagine that they’re GMs who come from play cultures and…| Roll to Doubt
Posts about adventure gaming written by Weird Writer| Roll to Doubt
Posts about Thoughts on Horror Roleplaying written by Weird Writer| Roll to Doubt
Continuing from this post. Character Creation Character creation is the most important part of the play process.| Roll to Doubt
So, this blew up. The positive responses humbled me and I’m thankful for the critical ones regarding writing so I can do better. This is a follow-up with more practical thoughts on how to set up an…| Roll to Doubt
The genre of supernatural horror is a privileged site in which this paradoxical thought of the unthinkable takes place. What an earlier era would have described through the language of darkness mys…| Roll to Doubt
Futile to say those won’t fit all, because Play-by-Post is so extensive. I believe, however, that some principles here may apply to many different campaigns. I’ll use Discord as my reference …| Roll to Doubt
Live text is written roleplaying during an assigned time slot. Synchronous play-by-post is another way of putting it, and I suggest reading my previous post on PbP for further considerations on wha…| Roll to Doubt
