“This study presents a case study of a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) adventure that embeds key concepts from Karl Marx and Franz Fanon with the goal of provoking conscientization, the
“I later learned that I actually lived near what I have started calling the Illinois RPG pipeline. Games would flow down from Lake Geneva via Chicago to universities in
“Honestly, the reason why I even addressed the whole, stupid Gold-for-XP or XP-for-Gold or whatever thing at all is because, shortly before I published that, I’d gotten drawn
“When running engaging one-shots for mixed-experience groups, it’s essential to simplify the rules while keeping the game enjoyable for everyone. Start with 5 to 7 core actions that
Probably not, but here’s a guy who has done the science! u/HunkyUnkie at Reddit put together the following criteria to create this map (below): From HunkyUnkie: This map
We knew this, of course. “A 2024 study published in Games for Health Journal provides compelling evidence for the mental health benefits of Dungeons & Dragons… “Researchers from James Cook
Hero points are a common way for GMs to award players for great play, superior roleplaying, and related events. In PF2, players are given a hero point at
“The OSR dungeon is (as opposed to a mythologically conceived dungeon) about the struggle to survive in an unfamiliar world with no guarantees, a place where they don’t
“Most will say that the hobby began in 1971 with the publication of Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren’s D&D precursor Chainmail, which directly inspired their later phenomenon. However,
