Christmas Bingo

A long-standing holiday tradition in my family has been a variant of the White Elephant gift exchange, which we call Christmas Bingo. The game requires two decks of standard playing cards – one is dealt evenly to all players, and the other is shuffled. An announcer draws a card from the shuffled deck, and, well,…

Role-playing as Myself

Hi, everyone, I originally posted this on Substack, intending to unify the content with Patreon, but, well, that didn’t quite pan out due to both issues on the platform and a level of executive dysfunction which kinda stems from this story. I’m putting it here and making today a twofer, along with something new. Pre-2020,…

Alignment Axes – A New Approach to Character Values

At its most basic, the alignment system asks if a character is Lawful or Chaotic, and.. Good or Evil. These two axes of alignment are a very simple guide as to how a character should be roleplayed or a measure of their morality. However, this simple two-word descriptor for a character opens the door to…

Expanded Reactions

Hi, everyone. In today’s System Tweaks article, we’re going to experiment with an alternative system of handling combat rounds. Traditionally, a combat encounter is a strictly turn-based affair, but when was the last time you saw a fight scene in a movie with each combatant taking rigid six-second turns? Instead, this houserule attempts to encourage…

5 Tricks to Spruce Up Your Virtual Table

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