Today a Facebook memory popped up for March 31st, 2015. It said:   “I got asked to pitch an RPG adventure for a well known RPG company. It turns out it is really difficult to sum up the complexities of a mystery, especially one with historical intrigue, some magic, and a dash of Lovecraftian Mythos…

Last time we discussed the more negative aspects of character backstories. This time we’ll focus on ways a backstory can be used in more positive manner. I have two examples: the first is something that one of my characters experienced and the second is one of my favorite ways to build a party backstory that can…

Backstories for your character in a tabletop RPG are there to serve a purpose. For you, the player, it helps inform how you roleplay your character. For example, if your character’s entire family was slaughtered by Orcs, you going to have either 1) a great fear of orcs , 2) a great hatred for orcs,…

I’ve been playing The Witcher 3 when I have time, which normally means early Saturday and Sunday mornings. The game is huge and a lot of fun, but I want to narrow the focus a bit, I want to examine some of the choices I made. I won’t get overly specific on quest details, but…