Wednesday, 6 December 2023

State your intentions clearly - a look at in-universe laws in TTRPGs

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Many RPGs out there as part of their worldbuilding establish in-universe rules and laws the player characters ought to obide by. But since t...
Friday, 17 November 2023

EvWoD: Friendly Neighbourhood Exalts Actual Play Review

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I’ve spent the last few years listening through a few of the Exalted RPG Podcasts / Actual Plays and I figured I’d share my thoughts on them...
Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Starting backstory bonuses - solving character buy-in

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Sometimes RPG groups have a problem with getting the right kind of characters together for an adventure. Whether it's people wanting to ...
Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Some thoughts on running political intrigues in TTRPGs - a look at Storms of Yizhao

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Recently I ran a political intrigue / investigation adventure called The Storms of Yizhao  for a few groups. It has a few neat approaches to...
Monday, 16 January 2023

Hymns of the Unconquered Sun Exalted Actual Play Review (Season 1)

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I’ve spent the last few years listening through a few of the Exalted RPG Podcasts / Actual Plays and I figured I’d share my thoughts on them...
Friday, 28 October 2022

Vibing vs tasking - different focuses for RPG sessions

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Have you ever had your group spend an entire session in the starting tavern rather than begin the adventure you want to run? Have you had to...
Monday, 10 October 2022

ExalTwitch Academy - Exalted Actual Play Review

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I’ve spent the last few years listening through a few of the Exalted RPG Podcasts / Actual Plays and I figured I’d share my thoughts on them...