Your character Randy is chilling with friends at his house. They’re chatting, having fun, and then Randy has a suggestion.
“Hey guys. You wanna go hang out at the beach?
The other players reply, and their characters say, “Sure, that would be awesome. Let’s go!”
But no one moves. Until Randy says, “I’m going!” and walks out the [...]

Storytellers create a world for us to play in – but they certainly don’t expect players to know everything about their world or their game. That’s why they tend to have information on their site to help, like posts at the top of the main page that answer most questions players might have. They offer [...]

This guest post comes to us from gamer and writer, Marc Pieniazek. Enjoy!
The bad guy. We hate him and yet we all want to play one. And why not? Bad guys get to say cool lines, they have vast amounts of power and they stir up a whole load of trouble.
Now, I’m not talking [...]

Crushes happen to the best of us.
One day you’re Mr. or Ms. Independent, strutting your solitude and basking in the freedom of self-directed devotion, and then all of a sudden, you fall.
Hard.
Head over heels, drop-dead desperate, soul-suckingly in love. Not with the cute boy or girl next door or the stern-faced but gentle-souled meat slicer [...]

When you hear the word ‘trigger,’ you probably start thinking about weapons. When triggers are pressed in a movie, baddies and expendable crewmen get shot. Big shiny buildings explode. Traps snap open and swallow heroes whole.
Triggers promise excitement. They make you sit up a little in your seat and pay more attention to the screen [...]

Role-playing action scenes comes with an adrenaline rush that you can almost believe is akin to the one you’d have if you experienced the same fight in real life.
Thrilling as the associative thrill is, it’s essential to remember that you haven’t really been through the same experience your character has – and that fact might [...]

Picture this: You have a kick-ass scene happening. You’re on top of your game, you’re totally enjoying yourself, and posts are coming fast and furious. It’s great!
Then all of a sudden, your character has no place left to go. What happened?
My friend, you have just RPGed yourself into a corner. It happens even to the [...]

Role-playing games come in many different genres. No matter the setting, one of the hardest things about role-playing is finding the balance between realistic game play and an escape from the ordinary.
Learning to play in a way that’s both realistic and interesting is essential to the serious role-player. It’s especially challenging for those playing in [...]

Part of the joy of role-playing is the challenge of reacting to situations we would never have to deal with in real life. The situations may be out of this world – facing a dragon in the deepest, darkest dungeon or meeting a werewolf in a modern-day setting – but the base of your character’s [...]

Combat encounters are the bread and butter of most role-playing games. There are dragons to slay, orcs to battle and zombies to kill – oh, and don’t forget rescuing the fair maiden and splitting up the treasure afterward.
Role playing combat in a creative writing environment is a little different from other types of rpg games. [...]