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Simulation Over All Else: From Wargame to Accidental LARP
Sam Sorensen discusses the 'Over/Under' experiment, the reification of shared reality, and the limits of game mastering.
I’ve got some good news and some bad news
Is Free League the IKEA of RPGs? Here’s the reality of the Alien RPG ruleset.
Plotting out a starship death trap for Alien and Mothership
Let's ramp up the pressure until it reaches a fever pitch
Bite the Hand That Feeds You. Bite it all the way off.
How one designer is using Mothership's Panic Engine to create a faster, angrier cyberpunk RPG that puts corporate overlords in the crosshairs
Painting and lighting up this starship of death
Making a starship dirty is satisfying. Lighting it is, well…
What it looks like to 3D print a starship… of death
Making a knock-off Millenium Falcon for table play is harder than it looks!
From Digital Blueprint to Starbound Terror
Choosing the perfect 3D printed ship for Mothership and Alien
Breaking the Hack-and-Slash Habit: How to Build Depth Without Killing the Borg Pace
Alexander Jatscha-Zelt on moving beyond linear dungeon crawls to create the biggest Pirate Borg adventure yet
From Solo Pooh Adventures to Epic Dragon Therapy Sessions
How A.R. Swain evolved from creating Brambletrek to designing Drakonym, the TTRPG that makes you work for your dragon's trust
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