Geekerati

Check out my review of Sheepfarmers Daughter https://open.substack.com/pub/geekeratimedia/p/she-dared-to-become-a-legend-sheepfarmers?r=1gzmr&utm_medium=ios

Want to make your games a little more narrative? Take an effects based approach to spell casting.

D&D With a Special Effects Approach: On Magic, Wonder, and What the Rules Should Leave Undefined A revised and expanded version of an earlier post that was pulled back to the surface by a superhero RPG I've been designing and the design questions that keep following me from system to system.

Playing around with B/X Character Design.

A New B/X Character Class: The Swashbuckler A Combat-Forward Alternative to the BECMI Rake, Inspired by the Swashbuckling Heroes of Classic Adventure Fiction

Happy Mayday!

Mayday! Mayday! This is Free Trader Beowulf! Still Adrift in 2026. Let's Celebrate One of the Best SF Roleplaying Games Ever Designed

Yesterday, I took a moment to thank one of my favorite game designers and wish him a Happy Birthday on my Substack.

Happy Day After Your Birthday Ken St. Andre!

Happy Birthday to the Trollgodfather Ken St. Andre, and Thanks for All the Great Games! I can’t quite remember it like it was yesterday, since it was some time ago, but I do remember the first time I encountered the concept of solo role playing.

Was Gigi D'Arn, the Gossip Columnist for Different Worlds Magazine, a real person?

Revisiting Old Gaming History Questions: Who was Gigi D'arn? Gaming History is Important and Fun to Learn

Them: Define America.
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