Raven Crowking's Nest

Nanoc paused just outside the chamber.  He peered into the space, rough-hewn from some ancient system of caverns.  Although the space was o...

There is a bit of famous advice from the great Ray Winninger about setting up a campaign milieu; to wit, never force yourself to create mor...

This was a tough letter to pick a theme for…Dungeons are obvious.  Dragons are cool.  Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG beta release is well worth...

So, this is the third (and last) blog post looking specifically at the interplay between choices, context, and consequences.  As previously...

“Decision Paralysis” occurs in a role-playing game when a player (or group thereof) simply cannot decide what to do.  The character may hav...

If I were asked to give advice to a new Game Master – or even an old hand looking to better her game – the thing I would go on about is the...

I have recently heard someone complain that “sandbox” was an elitist term….which, frankly, left me nonplussed.  In my not-so-humble opinion...

When devising a setting for a role-playing game, some people might think considering local animals unimportant. I do not. I try to remem...