I have been reading gaming blogs for over a decade and published over 400 posts of my own. Blogs have been massively important to me and my enjoyment of the hobby since I became aware of them. They have been crucial in the growth and development of the many excellent games that we have available …
How Good Players Play In A Sandbox Campaign
One of the most puzzling criticisms of sandbox campaigns I've seen is that players don't engage with the hooks and their characters hang out in town. A large part of that is on the referee. The game master may need to create better hooks, create interesting adventure locations, and reward players who go exploring by …
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Experience Points are a Proxy for What Players Want
“People don’t want a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole in the wall.” Theodore Levitt XP is far less of an incentive than many game masters and designers think it is. Experience points are a proxy for what players want not the thing that players actually want. The myth of Experience Points as primary …
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Grumpy Musings About AI
There are legitimate concerns about AI and the impact it will have on people who write, paint, make songs, and do graphic design. It will change things but mostly for the commodity producers.
Recommendation: Everything Is a Remix
Everything is a Remix is a documentary that encapsulates a great deal of what I think about creativity.
Subtleties of “Rulings, not Rules”
Most of the time, old school referees use the rules and not all the rules are written.
Grumpy Wizard 2023 Mid-Year News Updates
Podcast and YouTube appearances, Setbacks and progress on projects. What I'm focused on for the last half of 2023.
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