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A Different Kind of Combat System for TTRPGs
The Battle Wheel from the Dune board game inspired me to design a combat system that's both fast and strategic.
Oct 19, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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August 2025
I Don't Understand Domain Cards in Daggerheart
The design choice I still don't get. Also announcing a small change to Drolleries.
Aug 18, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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How to Use Fear in Daggerheart and the Worry of Adversarial GMing
My experience running Daggerheart and my thoughts on fear as a metacurrency.
Aug 11, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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Fudging Dice Rolls is a Skill
When to fudge, and why I often don't use a GM screen
Aug 4, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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July 2025
Prepping Factions is Easy, Actually
All factions have two wolves inside them.
Jul 28, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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When You Shouldn't Roll for Social Encounters
How to run a satisfying negotiation without dice, and when dice are actually useful.
Jul 21, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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Why New Players Struggle with Fiction-First OSR Play
How OSR games are different from other games, and how I changed my GMing style to help my players adapt.
Jul 14, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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Playtesting Class Abilities for Social Mechanics
Why my social mechanics felt too "gamified" - identifying the difference between active actions and passive abilities.
Jul 7, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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June 2025
Always Tell Me the Odds
4 reasons why GMs should announce the target number before the players roll
Jun 30, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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Regenerating Health, Hit Point Inflation, and Wounds In My TTRPG
How my heroic fantasy ttrpg takes inspiration from the history of video game design for its health system.
Jun 23, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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What I Learned Running This Heist TTRPG for One-Shots
My experience with The Job, a game about planning and executing extravagant heists.
Jun 16, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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The GM Burden of Adjudicating Partial Successes
How different systems lessen the burden to improvise and help the GM balance the hard-ness of their moves
Jun 9, 2025
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Colin Spiridonov
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