TP's RPG blog

Recently, my group and I  ran a one-shot of the iHunt RPG . It's a game about being a monster hunter in the gig economy. You're perp...

In the vein of the last post , let's talk about another important thing that doesn't seem to be hammered in often enough - communica...

Over the years, my group has learned that it's important to nail one thing down before a game starts - its vision, an agreed vision of ...

A concept I don't see discussed often when it comes to RPGs is that of a "mental load". To put it simply, there is a limit to...

When it comes to character progression in RPGs, you generally rely on two kinds of upgrades - boosts to stats, and new powers. The first one...

I've been listening to stories from various RPG groups, and I've noticed an infrequent trend that hasn't been discussed much - t...

A lot of RPGs, from Dungeons and Dragons, through Chronicles of Darkness to Stars Without Number just to name a handful, feature a language ...