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Category: Table Talk
The Five Levels of Play Style
I’ve been thinking a lot about the seeming disconnect between the various generations of gamers, each of whom are convinced that their way to play a game… Read more “The Five Levels of Play Style”
Hex Flower Engine: For When the Job Goes Pear-Shaped…
My apologies for the absence these last couple of weeks. I was getting over a major oral surgery, and the constant mouth pain made it difficult to… Read more “Hex Flower Engine: For When the Job Goes Pear-Shaped…”
Table Talk: My Top 5 Favorite RPGs with Great Writing
RPGaDAY 2024 Prompt: Day 5 – An RPG with Great Writing I’m on the mend from some major oral surgery, so there’s no table talk this week.… Read more “Table Talk: My Top 5 Favorite RPGs with Great Writing”
How to Use Random Tables
Random tables are woven into the very fabric of role-playing games, from the earliest Wandering Monster tables to all of those Appendices in the AD&D Dungeon Master’s… Read more “How to Use Random Tables”
Progress and Predictions: the future of D&D
The news that John Hight, formerly of Blizzard, has joined WotC as the new company President has reignited the speculation that WizBro is moving into an online,… Read more “Progress and Predictions: the future of D&D”
Chessex Stories: The End is Nigh
Our time in California amounted to somewhere between a year and a year and a half. I remain grateful for every second I spent there, every friend… Read more “Chessex Stories: The End is Nigh”
Chessex Stories 7: Banemaster
“We need to talk.” Weldon looked worried. I’d met him at the airport to help him schlep his luggage back on the BART train from Oakland.“Sure, what’s… Read more “Chessex Stories 7: Banemaster “
Chessex Stories 6: The CCG and the RPG
Try to imagine, if you can, a world where the only collectible trading card game in existence is Magic: The Gathering, and it’s so popular, you can’t… Read more “Chessex Stories 6: The CCG and the RPG”
Chessex Stories 5: Our Greatest Hits and a Few Misses
One of the reasons why I’m writing these stories down is because of the ephemeral nature of the role-playing game industry. It’s great that we have so… Read more “Chessex Stories 5: Our Greatest Hits and a Few Misses”