Tabletop-RPGs
How ‘Citizen Sleeper’ Turns Stress into Intimate Storytelling
Most video games explain how and why the player might fail. 'Citizen Sleeper' keeps this information hidden on purpose.
'War of the Ring' and 'One Ring' Designer on the Problems of Adapting Tolkien to Tabletop
The Lord of the Rings is the ur-text of generic fantasy settings.But for a new RPG, one designer is tailoring an entire game system to the source.
How the Makers of ‘Vampire: the Masquerade’ Convinced its Customers the Game Isn't for Nazis
After being accused of pitching its game to the alt-right, the makers of a tabletop RPG have forcefully come out against hate.
This Game Developer Turned 'Fallout 4' Into His Personal Tabletop RPG
Bethesda made a sandbox. With mods, spreadsheets, dice rolls, rules, and records, he made it his own world.
Why 'Neverwinter Nights' Remains the Most Faithful D&D Adaptation Ever Made
Revisiting the virtual homes built at the crossroads of PC and tabletop role-playing.
How Inmates Play Tabletop RPGs in Prisons Where Dice Are Contraband
In correctional facilities across America, inmates cluster around tables in the common room to play games like Dungeons & Dragons. And they do it without dice.
Dragons in the Department of Corrections
Inmates at a Colorado's maximum security prison use 'Dungeons & Dragons' to collaborate and exercise their creativity... all without dice.
Why The FBI Investigated ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Players in the 1990s
An FBI memo written during the Unabomber investigation describes roleplayers as 'armed and dangerous,' 'extremely intelligent individuals' and 'overweight and not neat in appearance.'
These Games Prove That Not Every Tabletop RPG Needs a 300 Page Manual
The 200 Word RPG Challenge shows that creativity has no minimum word count.
Diving Deep into Gothic Horror in 'Bluebeard's Bride'
Using folktale and gothic horror tropes, the RPG explores horror from a woman's point of view.
'Masquerada' Offers a New RPG Paradigm
Singapore-based Witching Hour Studios does away with D&D's traditional rules for a new RPG approach.