Playing Games

• April 8, 2026

  The Importance of Playtesting

  In a recent article, I discussed the joy I had been having returning to the player seat after over a decade of being a “forever GM.” In that article, I talked about how important it is for GMs to be able to sit on the other side of the screen as it were and experience…

• March 11, 2026

  D&D…for free?

  Maybe you just played your first session of Dungeons & Dragons, maybe you’ve watched through Stranger Things (again), maybe you’re a huge Critical Role fan and love the idea of collaborative storytelling. Whatever the case, you are finally ready to make the leap to start playing, only you don’t know where to begin. Or, maybe…

• March 4, 2026

  Learning to Play Again

  Since late 2012, I’ve basically been a “forever GM.” I started with 4th edition, then migrated through the D&D Next playtest to D&D 5e. During the same time I expanded into other systems, running the Dragon Age RPG and dipping my toes into games like Numenera, 13th Age, Dungeon World and more. And all along…