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Roll the Dice and See
Today we’re going to talk about dice.
Nov 13, 2025
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Levers and Fixes
I’m fascinated by someone in a recording studio working the mixing board.
Oct 21, 2025
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Teaching the GM to Fish
We’ve all heard the adage, “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he’ll be fed for a lifetime.” It’s way overused and often…
Sep 9, 2025
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Player Choice
More than anything, a key design goal of the new edition of Cypher has been to not just give players choices, but to ensure that those choices are…
Sep 1, 2025
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Genre Templates
Here’s a secret: I don’t really like dividing stories (or anything, like music) into categories.
Aug 25, 2025
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Taking Out What's Not Fun
Games, obviously, are meant to be fun.
Aug 18, 2025
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