Printable period papers for Call of Cthulhu and interwar tabletop play: passports of 14 offices with their visas and frontier stamps, and 34 other kinds of paper, from driving permits and permits to d...

We sat down with Andrew Clayton (better known to the community as Atropos) for a rare look inside Foundry VTT: Crucible, the world of Ember, and why he thinks AI is going to be a growing challenge for...

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So we already talked about creating generic stat blocks and then using more monster variations on those blocks. Now let's talk about making

Weird events and traditions should be in every world. History is full of strange events; weirdness makes things more interesting, more alive.

The sands are hostile, the ruins are older than you'd guess, and something's tracking you by vibration. New desert encounter generator (with a worked example!) is live: roll six dice, get an instant a...

Music sets the mood, but silence can scorch a moment into memory. Here's how to use negative space intentionally at your table.

Character death isn’t a failure—it’s an opportunity. Here’s why treating PC death with respect (or reckless abandon) can unlock unforgettable stories.

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Nearly every GM knows the moment: the party has a plan, and one player is already heading the other way. Here's how to diagnose what's really going on, use your game system to nudge cooperation, and h...

That dread before a session isn't a sign you're bad at this. It's usually over-prep, novelty loss, or just doing too many jobs at once. Here's how to spot it early and keep your table running without ...

MCDM's James Introcaso on designing Crows: Fortune or Death, stepping into the Game Director's chair, and the lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes.

Touchstones, table vibes, and the time a sudden tone shift blindsided my players two years into a campaign — here's how genre quietly runs every session, and how to keep it from drifting without anyon...

Stop asking "what do you do?" Here's how the right leading question turns a wall of description into instant player buy-in — plus when free-floating questions still work better.