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Who are you actually designing for?
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Reaction Design in 5e
Making annoying interruptions tolerable. Hopefully.
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The Gap in TTRPG Culture
TTRPG Design has a Broken Feedback Loop, But You Can Fix It
Sep 24, 2025
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Why D&D Combat is Complex
And why aren't the rules for social interaction as dense?
Aug 25, 2025
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In Praise of the Iron Spike
Narrative Power Gaming and Trad TTRPGs
Jul 21, 2025
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I Reject Your Reality!
And substitute my own. At least, in this TTRPG we're playing.
Jul 16, 2025
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TTRPGs: The Next Generation
Generational shifts sneak up on us, until they don't
Jul 11, 2025
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D&D '24 Review: Barbarian
Raging in (almost) all the right ways
Nov 11, 2024
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