Chains: Nineteen

Heguir led his guards and the shackled Sabit through the crowded compound, Rayshabu following behind. She held her head low like a chastized child. The procession wound through reeking barracks of chained captives, awaiting the next buyer of their misery. Their eyes passed over Sabit without hope or pity, the brutality of their daily labor … Read more

#10RPGs Hilarity: InSpectres

The original no-prep game of hilarious workaday horror. Whenever I need to offer another game at a convention, there’s always InSpectres. Everyday people in bizarre situations never cease to amuse. The confessional allows everyone that ironic distance that makes it even funnier. A true gem.  

#10RPGs Community D&D 4th edition

For a decade now, this has been the game of choice for my local gamer friends. They love the tactical crunch of the system, ladling narrative on top to taste. I’ve gone through love-hate cycles with this, but it’s what my friends like. To be a part of this RL community, 4E is where it’s … Read more

#10RPGs Challenge: Mouse Guard

You play the popcorn of the forest ecosystem battling predators that have evolved for millions of years to devour your kind. Your enemies aren’t evil, they are hungry! What could be more challenging? The lighter, laser-focused version of Burning Wheel always delivers at the table. Scripted combat is easy to teach, but complex and dramatic … Read more

#10RPGs Character: My Life With Master

Who has not been ground down by Fear & Weariness? Who has never succumbed to Self-Loathing? Whose life has never been improved by Love? My Life With Master showed me how a handful of numbers and the crafted relationships between them could lay open a character’s soul with dignity, tragedy, and humanity. The only game … Read more

#10RPGs Foundation: The D&D I Never Touched

I played half a dozen sessions of D&D with various older cousins from ‘82-87 (ages 8-13). I never touched the books. They weren’t mine. I kept a handwritten character sheet for a gnome named Figtoe covered with numbers I didn’t know what they meant (S v. PPD – huh?) Between games, I would redraw what … Read more