Shakespeare took great delight in confusing the audience about gender, and I’m gonna give you just two examples because I’m waiting for take-out. 1/3 The famous best example is Twelfth Night, in which a male actor dresses up as Viola, a young woman who dresses up as a young man who falls in love with another man and who is loved by another woman (who is played by a man). 2/3

I’m excited, thankful, and sad to report that I am leaving @paizo to join @Wizards of the Coast as a Senior Designer on Dungeons & Dragons. @Wizards_DnD #WOTCstaff

If you want to know more, follow along: 1/7 I’m so incredibly grateful to everyone at Paizo, including those no longer there, who gave me incredible opportunities, mentored me, and were patient with my mistakes as I climbed the learning curve. More important, these people have become my friends. 2/7

Let’s talk about the ways in which tabletop RPGs use cards. Suggestions welcome, but I may decide they’re just new examples of a use case I’ve already listed. A thread. 1: Substitute for Dice. In Castle Falkenstein, you have a hand of cards. Activities are tied to suits. (Clubs=Physical). When you stab Rupert of Hentzau, you play a card and add its value to your Fencing ability. If you play a club, you get the full value, otherwise you get +2.

Thanks to everyone who spoke up and shared and liked my request for questions and comments. I can’t promise to address everyone, but I’ve really benefited from the conversation. So:

Why don’t sci-fi RPGs get more attention and
What can we do about it?

https://twitter.com/onecritwonder/status/1465724311247802373

Many of you suggested reasons why SF might somehow be harder for players to get into, in particular the idea there’s a generic fantasy genre, but SF is split up into subgenres dominated by IPs such as Star Wars or Star Trek.

Owen and Beru raise their infant nephew, whose inner thoughts are monologued by @HamillHimself. Uncontrolled force shenanigans. Ben is the cool guy who takes the kid on joyrides. Coming to Disney+, it’s LUKE WHO’S TALKING. This tweet is the fault of @ChelseaDMielke, who laughs at her own jokes.

I’m finally sitting down to read KINDLED MAGIC, volume 1 of the Strength of Thousands Adventure Path for Pathfinder 2nd edition, by Alexandria Bustion (whom I can’t find on Twitter) and @Izsisu. Follow along! SPOILERS AHEAD 🧵 Let’s establish at the beginning I am a sucker for a good magic school. The best one in ttrpg until now has been Redhurst Academy of Magic, for 3.5, by @mforbeck (2003).

Free writing advice from a guy who taught writing for 15 years, in the form of a subtweet 🧵

https://twitter.com/kalindlara/status/1440012603506446340

Let’s say you’ve been accused of a long list of stuff, some of which is patently untrue and even a bit ridiculous, some of which, well, isn’t. You need to write a response. 2/7

I have been thinking a lot about superhero RPGs lately. Now, I’m no Steve Kenson or Rodney Thompson, but I have written for many of these games, GMd them, and played them over the years. So come with me and let’s talk about what the genre is missing... 1/13 Superhero RPGs consistently embrace comics as a reference point. Since MSH, at least, they’ve described character actions as panels, a round of play as a comic page, one session as an issue. Spectaculars is a straight up comic book simulation game, and not the first. 2/13