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  • The (Re)-Emergence of D&D and Creativity

    Last week, I wrote a post entitled “RPGs Get Creative” that focused on various ways role-playing games had become something more than…

  • RPGs Get Creative

    It’s Day One at my 18th (or maybe 19th) South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival. A bit later today, I’ll head…

  • Why it’s odd to think it’s odd to meet people in virtual worlds

    Like in many other such groups, the Great Lakes Regulators players formed such strong bonds with one another that their meetings began…

  • “We should learn more about Richard Garriott.”

    To commemorate the launch of our early-bird ebook special, I thought it would be fun to recount how Dungeons & Dreamers became…

  • The time when RPGs went to college

    As we moved closer to completing the book (spoilers: it’s done), I found myself gravitating to my Red Box D&D set, which…

  • How You Tag Our Book

    I’m addicted to Goodreads, and not simply because I’m a writer. I love so see how people tag and classify books. So…

  • In Loving Tribute…

    One of the best parts about writing the book has been the way it’s forced me to think about games. When you…

  • A New Book Examines an RPG as if it were Real

    Chrono Trigger is an upcoming book by Michael P Williams. It’s… all about Chrono Trigger, looking at parallels between Crono’s world and…

  • Because Zombies…and LARPs

    The folks at LARPCraft, who have created several LARP game tracking systems, have a new game: LARPCraft: The Risen If you’re not into…

  • The South Park RPG Game Intro

    South Park Studios, responsible for one of the best television episodes ever, “Make Love Not Warcraft,” has released its highly-anticipated role-playing game…

  • Just Give Me A D6

    I just posted several videos for cool Kickstarter projects, but I know most of you aren’t going to click through to each…

  • RPGs on Kickstarter that I’ve enjoyed

    I’m a big fan of small, independent publishing ventures. We’ve gone that way with the Second Edition of our book (shameless plug:…