Tag: Star Wars
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A revision of my classification of RPG Systems and Playstyles
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The Mad Cleric makes a redaction and revision of his classification of RPG Systems from 7/7/2025
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Mastering DMing: Tell Players “Yes”
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Making a habit of telling players “no” ruins fun. So I’ve got three ways you can lean into telling them “yes” instead.
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Mastering DMing: Tell a Story
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Storytelling is a primal human activity. Before writing existed, we sat around fires and told stories about the stars. Before electricity and television, we wrote plays, novels, and operas. Even…
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Chasing the Dragon: Progress Report!
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Well, well, well…look who the cat dragged in! That’s right, your old digital pal, the Mad Cleric. And what exactly have I been doing? Well, I’ll show you before I…
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Different Genres in D&D
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I’m still getting the technical stuff worked out, so you’ll need to turn your speakers up and I lost the last five seconds or so. But we’re making progress in…
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Star Wars Destiny: The Good, the So-So, and the Bad
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Let me begin with an apology to my many new readers, who are devotees of AD&D. Never fear, I’ll be back on the AD&D train in Thursday’s blog! That said,…
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Time to spend those Christmas gift cards!
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Christmas Day has come and gone…but I’m a firm believer in the Twelve Days of Christmas. Practically, that means our tree will stay up, the Christmas songs will keep playing,…
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What’s your next new game going to be?
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Do you know how many new games I want to be playing right now? Let me name a few. Star Wars: Destiny releases this Friday. I’m reading the 2nd Edition…
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Should you try competitive gaming?
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“Competitive games are not for me.” “Competitive gamers tend to be jerks.” “Competitive games take all the fun out of it.” Have you ever heard sentiments like these? Maybe you’ve…
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Learning from Gary Gygax: Gaming Variety
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This blog is the second in a series inspired by Michael Witwer’s Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. You might be surprised to learn…