"This is a campaign where there is one player and one game master, with the player character story arc being the central arc of the story."

"Switching the narrator plays to the strength of the scene, as the best voice for that scene is the voice to the players."

"Some people just love being surprised, and others really don't. And the latter feel this way for many reasons, all of which are valid."

"I've got a player who is playing a conspiracy theorist in a group I'm running, and she's not the first to do this. Here's how I make them."

"While we have a stereotype in our heads for giants, in truth there are few shared characteristics between giants."

"A lot of people assume that there are only two parts to a trap: the trigger and the trap itself. But there are two other aspects."

"Whether you are playing in a medieval fantasy universe or the Star Wars galaxy, a Jedi is a fun concept that is worth investigating."

"The best games add visual complexity to break up monotony without making the game harder to understand or learn."

"Many games streamline the 'support' aspect of the game to magic. If you are a caster you can aid an ally, and if not you don't offer much."

"What you tend to see in most games is a 'studious' magic user who 'learned their magic through schooling' rather than another source."

"Welcome to a quick crash course on different social structures that you can use to make your world feel different to your characters."

"Today we are looking at one of the most interesting, iconic, and unfortunately cliché monsters in all of mythology: the hydra."

"When you think about Amazons, you probably think you know everything about them: a bunch of female fighters that hate men, right? Wrong."

The power of our worlds stems from our creativity, and one of the best gifts a world builder can receive is fresh thoughts to wrestle with.

"This post is designed to help you rethink gladiators to add variety, interest, and color to your arena fights."

"Since this trope is so beautiful and full of wonder, we shouldn't let this go to waste. So let's rethink seers."

"There are various schemes I've used over the years, and I wanted to share some of them with you to serve as a catalyst for creativity."

"Tthe moment you drop the word 'viking' your audience tunes out. They know what to expect. And that's dumb - we can do a lot better."

"Give the party options, and they'll generally find the experience more interesting and engaging."

"You can see the issue the moment that we introduce a fantasy element to the world: is an elf a cannibal if he eats a pixi?"