By Jason Campbell In Monte Cook Games’ Cypher System player characters aren’t defined by a class, but by a sentence....
How to Play the Cypher System – Character TypesHow to Play the Cypher System – Character Types
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Minimum Prep for a TTRPG SessionMinimum Prep for a TTRPG Session
By Jason Campbell Every GM has their own methods for preparing for a TTRPG session. We all settle into a...
Hard and Soft Game PrepHard and Soft Game Prep
By Jason Campbell How to prepare for a ttrpg session is always a topic of much discussion among game masters....
Review: Index Card RPGReview: Index Card RPG
By Jason Campbell Index Card RPG is a rules light ttrpg from Runehammer games. The hardcover printing is 400 pages...
Character Building: Backstory and Emergent DiscoveryCharacter Building: Backstory and Emergent Discovery
By Jason Campbell Many TTRPG players try to build characters who have a deep personality. Many people equate that effort...
Meta Points in RPGsMeta Points in RPGs
By Jason Campbell and GamerMomLuna In a recent episode of Daniel Norton and KR King’s Monsters & Treasure podcast they...
Campaign Diaries: Mass Combat in 5eCampaign Diaries: Mass Combat in 5e
By Jason Campbell In the long term 5e campaign I’m GMing set in Monte Cook Games’ Ptolus setting I had...
Review: The 4th CategoryReview: The 4th Category
By Jason Campbell NOTE: a review copy of The 4th Category was provided to Shadomain.com free of charge. No other...
Review: Kobold Guide to RoleplayingReview: Kobold Guide to Roleplaying
By Shadomain Staff Kobold Guide to Roleplaying is the latest in Kobold Press’s Kobold Guide series covering many topics in...
How To Play the Cypher System: What the Heck is a Cypher?How To Play the Cypher System: What the Heck is a Cypher?
By Jason Campbell Cyphers are the core of the Cypher System, hence the name. Sort of. But what are they?...