My favorite aspect of Metaphor ReFantazio was the combat - let's talk about it!| Adventure Rules
A reflection on Metaphor’s gameplay structure and whether it truly demands perfection from the player.| Adventure Rules
Make a will save to avoid contrivance!| Mythcreants
“What sort of fool would use fire against an elemental of fire?” “No sword of iron or bronze can pierce the dragon’s hide.” “Why would a ghost fear cold? It is …| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
“The creatures of the wood shun fire.” “Only a ritual blessed arrow can slay the demon.” “A gold-tipped spear will bring the light of the Sun to the heart of the Darkn…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
“It is only by fire that the monster can be slain.” “A silver weapon can kill a werebeast, nothing else will end its life.” “Each elemental has an element to which it …| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After few days of playing board games my partner was reminded that life is like playing a game (or rather games are designed to be based on life): most of us have some particular outcome we want out of life...| Winnie Lim
I don’t like grading quizzes. I think of a quiz as a formative assessment on both the student AND the teacher. What did the students learn from the previous lesson? What did I teach poorly? Quizzes should not be graded any more than a practice touchdown should count during a game. The data from the […]| Classroom Powerups
Unit 2’s Ladder Match Boss Fight Assessment was a huge hit! Which means that the students are going to want to have more of these creative assessments which is both good (they are super engaged and perform better) and bad (now I have to get creative instead of just giving them the test). So I […]| Classroom Powerups
In all of my preparations at the end of last year I forgot my #1 rule. Students competing against each other doesn’t work in my gamified classroom. I had transitioned a few years ago to students competing together against the game. I also forgot my second rule which was gathering game data from every student […]| Classroom Powerups
As I am building this class for next year I am settling in on the core game mechanic being the review game that pits factions or stables against each other in quick matches. The in ring action though is only a fraction of what happens in a pro wrestling show. The most important part of […]| Classroom Powerups
No magic, no problem! Dive into Born from Ice, a unique 5e setting, and explore how the absence of magic creates new storytelling avenues.| Born from Ice: Stone Age Role-Playing
