ttrpg

Monster of the Week: How Genre Improves a Game

The more time I spend playing TTRPGs and trying new ones, the more interest I have in genre-specific games.  It makes a lot of sense for how most people I know play these games: we think of a cool basis...

Welcome to Hunter: The Reckoning

If you missed Avery's intro to the World of Darkness, you'll want to check that out first! She's continued her coverage of that world with a primer for Vampire: The Masquerade, and now is here to talk about another...

Gothicpunk RPGs – Welcome to the World of Darkness

Roleplaying games are, more often than not, about the heroes of the story: The paladin of light who stands fearless against the forces of evil, the punk glaring up at the high-rises of the people who wronged them, the...

City of Mist Uses Familiar Characters to Tell Its Own Story

There’s a tabletop game for every genre, for nearly any kind of story, but I’ve rarely found any that introduce story elements that feel original to the system and setting itself. Enter “City of Mist.” My group found this in...