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Krendel Core RPG

It is very difficult for me to review Krendel by William J. (B.J.) Altman. The text reveals a thoughtful designer who cares deeply about the role-playing experience and how mechanics impact on that, and the central mechanic is elegant in Read more…


Breaking the Fourth (Edition) Wall

Last night, I got to play my first game of Fourth Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Bottom line up front: I fail to see from where all the hate for 4E comes. It’s very similar in its rules foci to 2E Read more…


Digging the Old School Hack

Just wanted to do a very quick post then get back to doing abso-fucking-lutely nothing. Go check out Old School Hack. Corey Reid (he of the awesome Dino Pirates of Ninja Island) pointed the way, and it was my road Read more…


Edge of the Story

There was a very loose collection of RPG rules I had worked on back in the day as kind of a mental exercise. I introduced it some time ago on the Accidental Survivors forum, and I just ran across it Read more…