A baseball simulation

*and if you disagree you’re doing it wrong.   Defining our TermsPawn Stance is an approach to play that treats the characters and events of your game as tools for...

I invite you to blog about your best Player Advice for the latest Blog Bandwagon.

An interview with Thomas Manuel on Theatre and RPGs

C ame up with a quick one for all those intensely interesting situatinos where a Brave or Foolish Player decides they are really willing t...

A game of roadside attractions and existential spookies You've seen signs for it, littering the desert vista for hours. "NO SCIENTIST. NO PHILOSOPHER. DARES EXPLAIN. THE MYSTERIOUS QUESTION POINT." Le...

A zombie-infested exclusion zone for Violence

What if we used hit boxes instead of hit points?

Been thinking about the quantum ogre. Something that started out as a nuanced point that has evolved into a take-down phrase for railroade...

I refuse to use the word manifesto

Quinns can’t review every game, but we can help to bridge the gap.

The award-winning game of epic fractal histories

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Yesterday, Toucant Sam shared a very funky post called Roll to Move HP where they made a convincing argument: ...if 5e’s HP system was turned into a stand a...

by John Bilodeau This is the first in a series of articles I call “The rest of the F#@king Owlbear” about making art for tabletop role playing games. This month I want to talk about the basics of fin...

Career stats of Tim Lincecum

A witch knows how to petition the old gods. Such knowledge leaves debts.

The reason why everyone argues about HP systems is because “Roll to Move” and “Roll for Damage” are mechanically identical To be clear, I’m not saying tha...

Orbital diagrams, suits of armour, pulp sci-fi covers and wood type, from the pages of public-domain books. Free to use for anything.

The host of Nightcrawler Is My Boyfriend and RTFM shares their omnivorous collection and reveals which classic novel is secretly the best RPG setting book.

Ever think about joining the circus?

I simply cannot help myself My brain has been unable to separate these two projects. \ b2ifuk \ \ BUT I've realized both games are a race. These mecha...

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Monthly jams, critique, theory, and resources for rpg designers.

A game jam from 2026-09-29 to 2026-11-01 hosted by regularbird & matthewchase. During the 2026 MLB Postseason, regularbird and matthewchase invite you to make something baseball for tabletop! From the...

For whatever reason, you’re considering using baseball cards as game pieces. Maybe you’re thinking about the Baseball Jam ’26, or maybe you’re just

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