Known World, Old World

  Well, it amused me to make it. (Inspired by my Facebook ads.) But it did get me thinking about how Conan the Barbarian set the bar so high...

As I return to blogging, I should pay more attention to what other people are writing. At one time, RPG blogs were the home of both great cr...

From where does the graduated red-orange-yellow "pulp adventure" text trope originate? Is it as recent as Indiana Jones? Recent be...

I expect others have pointed out that Dungeons & Dragons has gone from explicitly drawing on external references - from history, legend,...

I was reminded, when digging out the D&D Expert rulebook, that TSR had possibly the best slogan of any RPG company. Products of YOUR Ima...

As the chaos of the summer draws to a close and we come closer to the structured time of the school year (not only am I an academic, but I a...

Have you ever run a trial in an RPG? Have your PCs ever stood before a magistrate, a judge, or a jury? Despite how often PCs commit crimes, ...