Reflections on RPG Rules (2023-12-20): How rules define settings, differentiate characters, and impact the feel and focus of a game.

Five types of RPG game (2023-10-31): A single RPG rule set can admit a variety of very game types, each suited to different GMs and players.

Enemies make mistakes (2023-08-02): A trope I've found in many different adventure stories.

Else statements and game-mastering (30 September 2021): What defensive programming taught me about running RPGs.

Friday Poem (3 September 2021): Verse inspired by a recent RPG game session.

Aesthetics of Chaos in Games (29 Sep 2016): Reflections on unpredictability and game enjoyment.

Friday Poem (5 Aug 2016): Roleplaying as extended, adjudicated thought experiments. rpg

Deck-Building and RPGs (2 Dec 2013): How rules can restrict players' thoughts.

Learning by Roleplay (5 Dec 2012): A surprising lesson from an evening of entertainment.

By the Numbers (14 Mar 2012): RPG mathematics ≠ RPG engineering.

On Interesting Fights (3 Nov 2011): Action scenes in film and RPGs

Thoughts on an ongoing RPG (28 Sep 2011): I'm running a table-top roleplaying game.

RPGs: The Other Game (17 May 2011): A role-playing game (RPG) is collaborative story telling, but the most popular systems are another game as well.

Homebrew RPGs 3: Chaos (12 May 2011): There are many commercial roleplaying games out there, but often the best games are ones you design yourself.

Homebrew RPGs 2: Conflict (11 May 2011): There are many commercial roleplaying games out there, but often the best games are ones you design yourself.

Homebrew RPGs 1: RPG Basics (10 May 2011): There are many commercial roleplaying games out there, but often the best games are ones you design yourself.