Back in high school, one of my history teachers had us write several DBQs – Document-Based Questions. The premise was to use several documents from a specific time in history and use them in conjunction with your own knowledge to generate a supported answer to a given question. For example, there might be a question …
A storm strikes. Boom. Power’s out. You’d better brave it down to the basement to grab the candles and spare flashlights. Alone. Even with the glow of your smartphone, every shadow seems to be intensified by the sporadic thunder and howling wind outside. Even if you’re normally not afraid of the dark, being put into …
Initiative Tracking There are lots of ways to track initiative at your tables, whether it be index cards folded over a GM screen, Excel sheets, digital offerings like Roll20, or trusty pen & paper. I’ve flirted with several different iterations of trackers, evolving my methods over time until I’ve finally arrived at something I’m really …
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I recently wrote an article about resurrection in tabletop games, and how I typically don’t want to bring characters back after they’ve died. Something about their story having run their course, et cetera et cetera. That’s all fine and dandy, and certainly just my opinion, but it got me thinking about some of the other …
When Fire Emblem was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, I was absolutely enamored with the characters – Rath, Dart, and Hawkeye will always hold a special place in my heart thanks to the massive weight they pulled over the course of the campaign. Each of the characters in the game is ripe …
