The Tao of D&D

Another name for the problem described in the previous post is " illusionism ." "Eventually, every game master winds up guil...

Having a dynamic encounter system determined by DM fiat feels a bit like moving the goalposts on the players (or pulling the rug out from un...

The last post addresses the narrative of a wholistic dungeon, in which the entire space is in play continuously ... and not just when the p...

When last we saw the players , they had been wrestling with their doubts about going back to the dungeon; and here we'll assume that yes...

As of now, although I'm not officially announcing that I'm leaving Dungeons & Dragons, I'm open to exploring new ways to tel...

I've written less posts this year, but I've written a lot.  Quite a few of the posts these last few months have been the length of t...

Apologies as I hijack this blog for a post not about D&D.  The below does not fit into the series I'm writing.  It addresses a mutua...

 The greatest weakness of Dungeons and Dragons, and of all role-playing games, is that they're seen as "playing pretend."  Thi...

Forgive me if I cover old ground with this post, but I wish the point to be included in contest with this series' last post .  If you...

Pardon while I take a break from the series of posts — I have another in mind, not to worry.  Life's been a trial of late.  I had that t...

Here I'm caught between letting the reader see the narrative unfold as a player  and seeing it as a dungeon master .  These are very dif...