Dungeons & Dragons is the gateway into tabletop roleplaying, but for many players, it is also the final destination.
Essays
The Shadow of Lovecraft
It’s time to retire the word “Lovecraftian.”
The New Make-Believe
When most folks have a mid-life crisis, they buy a sports car. I fret about my ability to run tabletop roleplaying games.
Horror’s Nostalgic Heart
Nerdy City’s storytelling horror RPG Rememorex is fueled by 80s nostalgia.
Spring, 1989
Can a supplement for a roleplaying game change the course of your life?
Strahd vs. Nyarlathotep
Who would win in a fight?
Red Thread Fever
Not all tabletop role-playing games use handouts right, but when they do, it is amazing.
Return to Call of Cthulhu
This is a reprint of my column from Unwinnable Weekly #69. If you like it, try a subscription. * * * The day after Halloween, my RPG group played the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game for the first time in something like twenty years. Based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu […]