Roman Reigns and the Perils of NPC Course Correction
A look at how the career trajectory of Roman Reigns parallels players rejecting NPCs in tabletop games.
View ArticleHot Fuzz and the Pursuit of Perfection
A look at the pursuit of tabletop character perfection through the lens of Hot Fuzz.
View ArticleHouse of Horrors and How Not to Tell Stories
A look at running stories for tabletop games through the lens of the WWE's House of Horrors match.
View ArticleThe Fifth Element and Homebrewed Campaign Worlds
A look at The Fifth Element, and how to create your own awesome world.
View ArticleBreezango and Playing Comic NPCs Correctly
A look at the WWE tag-team of Breezango, and how to leverage them in your table-top games.
View ArticleLevel-Banding in D&D 5e
A look at mixed-level parties and the importance of breakpoints in D&D 5e.
View ArticlePlanescape Faction Backgrounds – Defiers and Godsmen
Player backgrounds for the Athar and Believers of the Source factions.
View ArticlePlanescape Faction Backgrounds – The Red Death and Sensates
5e backgrounds for two Planescape Factions: The Mercykillers and the Society of Sensation.
View ArticleFinal Destination and the Dangers of the Mundane
A look at Final Destination and using it as a model for dangerous exploration in 5e.
View ArticleRotating Rosters, Stables, and the Fabulous Freebirds
A look at running tabletop games with flexible rosters through the lens of professional wrestling teams.
View ArticleVan Helsing and Anti-Stories in Games
A look at the Syfy show Van Helsing, it's nature as an anti-show, and how to turn that into some neat game ideas.
View ArticleBlade – Taking Lessons from Marvel’s Best Film
A look at the 1998 film Blade, and why it's Marvel's best film - and how to use it for tabletop greatness.
View ArticleThe Joy of Evil Twins
A look at types of "evil twins" and how to use them in table top games. Now with 100% more goatees!
View ArticleInjustice 2 and the RPGification of Other Genres
A look at how Injustice 2 uses RPG elements, and what that means for the future of tabletop. The post Injustice 2 and the RPGification of Other Genres appeared first on Tribality.
View ArticleTechnical Debt Applications for Tabletop Games
A look at the concept of technical debt in tabletop games. The post Technical Debt Applications for Tabletop Games appeared first on Tribality.
View ArticlePlanescape Faction Backgrounds: Madmen and the Takers
5e character backgrounds for members of the Bleak Cabal and the Fated Planescape factions. The post Planescape Faction Backgrounds: Madmen and the Takers appeared first on Tribality.
View ArticleReturn to Camp Adonis – A Halloween One-Shot
A Halloween One-Shot using the 3:16: Carnage Amongst the Stars system as it's base. Can our young students survive the Boatman? Let's find out! The post Return to Camp Adonis – A Halloween One-Shot...
View ArticleThanksgiving-Themed Archetypes, Version 2
Revisiting the weirdly popular Thanksgiving archetypes options for the Feather Domain for Clerics and the Way of the Feathered Fan for Monks. The post Thanksgiving-Themed Archetypes, Version 2 appeared...
View ArticleAlternative Death and Resurrection Systems for 5e
Death in D&D tends to come in two flavors: the salty tang of a total party kill (sometimes called TPK or just a party wipe), and the bittersweet notes of one or several (but not all) fallen...
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