roleplay

Turn Order TTRPG Essentials: Theatre of the Mind vs “Traditional Gameplay”

Today in Turn Order, the TTRPG Essentials column rolls on with a look at the difference between Theater of the Mind and "traditional" or tactical gameplay.

What’s the Point of Game Designers? with Game Designer Jay Dragon

If you haven’t heard of award winning game designer Jay Dragon, well, you’re missing out. Jay’s games Wanderhome and Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast have been huge hits in the TTRPG world and it’s definitely worth keeping an eye out...

Turn Order’s Introduction to Tabletop Role-Playing Games

We talk a lot about wargames here on Goonhammer dot com, but did you know that there's a whole other hobby that originated from wargames back in the 1960's? Emerging from the military simulation community, the first ever roleplaying...

Turn Order’s Guide to Making a TTRPG Character as Cool as the Baldur’s Gate 3 Party

One of the many striking aspects of Baldur’s Gate 3 is the complexity and depth of each party member’s backstory. On a first playthrough, I thought these backstories seemed like a bit much compared to an average tabletop campaign. It...