A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article on managing the information characters acquire.  I talked about various ways to give out, control, manipulate, and use both information and misinformation to produce misconception and uncertainty.  I mentioned ways to keep players from thinking that everyth...

Recently, while discussing gaming with some friends two things suddenly occurred to me; first of all it seems all my conversations revolve around gaming, and secondly I realized that a lot of gamer miscommunication is a direct result of players defining things differently.  This pair of “revelati...

Recently, I was contacted by Black Orc Games about their miniature products. Prior to them contacting me, I was not aware of their company or the different games, miniatures, and products that they provide. Here is a little information about their company, the products, and the services they provi...

One of the players in my Friday night game is also the Dungeon Master of a separate game with a different group of players.  Over the past few weeks a couple of us from my group have been giving him some pointers and advice for running his game.  One of the topics that came up recently was the mul...

The next 4e campaign setting was officially announced at Gen Con Indy. The Dark Sun Campaign Guide is due out in 2010. I think this is an awesome choice as it deviates away from the more traditional fantasy settings for Dungeons & Dragons, like Forgotten Realms. Considering the host of other ...