If you've been following my social media, are in my real-life gaming group, or subscribe to the monthly roundup of the blog, you already know that my newest campaign that I'm running is not D&D or any other high fantasy system. Instead, despite knowing

As I mentioned in my October roundup, in late October, I ran my first (ish) game of Dread. Dread is an award-winning, best-selling RPG by The Impossible Dream. Unlike a lot of RPGs, this is NOT one that you can play online, so you do need an in-person group. If

Since the end of my last campaign, my plan has been to experiment with a variety of systems in shorter-term experiences. My past few campaigns have each spanned multiple years, and I am tired and need a break from sprawling epics. While it has taken a while to get organized,

An extremely important caveat to this post: I have not played D&D with the updated 2024 rules. As a result, I'm not calling this a review. I'm just talking about some of the things that particularly jumped out at me--both good and bad. There

I spent 2600 words last week trying to explain the basic principles underpinning the medieval feudal system. One big area that I did not really tackle was the existence of trade in the medieval world. The short version: there certainly was trade, but far less than the massive, globalized trade