I’m a fan of grimdark-style games, but sometimes a change of pace is refreshing.Why not spread your wings a little and try something new? How about playing a game where people are generally nice to each other instead? Nice Isn’t Perfect Many campaigns pivot on the idea that the world […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 24, 2023): Shifting Things Around in the Workplace Q: Think of an area found in many workplaces, in two words. Move the first letter of the first word to the start of the second word. Phonetically you’ll name two items that have a similar use — […]
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Irony aside, as a publisher (especially as an Indie publisher), it’s getting harder and harder to detect what is AI or not. WIP don’t always help. And some artists refuse to provide WIP (I recall Dyson Logos saying he would be insulted if someone asked him for a WIP). I’ve […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 17, 2023): Nay, Recess *is* Necessary Q: Think of a word that means “required.” Rearrange its letters to name two school subjects, one of which is often required, and one of which often isn’t. What are they? Alternatively, rearrange the letters to name a subject and […]
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Morrus is the owner of EN World and EN Publishing, creator of the ENnies, creator of the What’s OLD is NEW (WOIN), Simply6, and Awfully Cheerful Engine game systems, and co-host of the weekly Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast. He has been a game publisher and RPG community administrator […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 10, 2023): Winter Season Approaches Q: Take the phrase WINTER SEASON. Add a letter of your choosing. Then rearrange all 13 letters to spell three related words. What are they? Christmas is coming…
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Mike Myler is a freelancing RPG goblin (or goblin that freelances for RPGs?), regent, the editor for the excellent EN5ider Patreon, and the Project Manager for Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition. You can also find his marks in the N.O.W. book for the What’s Old Is New RPG, on www.mikemyler.com […]
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The Electric State Roleplaying Game is coming to Kickstarter December 5 (at 3 pm CET). The new tabletop RPG is based on the internationally acclaimed narrative art book The Electric State by artist and author Simon Stålenhag, soon to be adapted into a major motion picture by the Russo brothers […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 3, 2023): Car Parts To Wear Out Q: A muffler is part of an automobile. It’s also the name of something you can wear. Think of two other parts of automobiles that are also things you can wear. These two words have the same number of […]
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In September 2020 I wrote a column about Tolkien’s influence and how world builders are “trapped” by his influence. I was not writing with Tolkien in my sights. But now I am. Tolkien’s List How influential has J.R.R. Tolkien’s work been on RPGs, and is that influence a problem? I’ve […]
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