James M. Spahn's RPG Musings
James M. SpahnThe substack of a veteran RPG designer discussing the design, development, and industry of tabletop roleplaying games.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 77 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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The Small, Important Power of Cozy Games
Today, my wife and I took my kids to the Trimper’s Rides on the Ocean City Boardwalk. As some of you may know from my other posts, my daughter Trixie is profoundly autistic, has severe apraxia, and is non-verbal. She’s 11 now and on top of...
The Design Principles Behind White Box: Dungeon Bestiary
When ideas for more White Box: Dungeon Adventures began to flood into my mind, I approached any supplements with one rule: Add Nothing to the Character Sheet. I want this game to stay focused on the dungeon and focused on simplicity of play...
White Box: Dungeon Adventures Solo Play
Setting off from Broadcap, Bramble put the worried faces of his friends back home out of his mind and took inhaled the brisk fragrances of the spring morning. It was an easy walk and he found himself invigorated, a spring in his step by the...
White Box: Dungeon Adventures Solo Play - Character Creation
I wrote some solo/duo play rules for White Box: Dungeon Adventures, and I wanted to play them. So, I’m going to use them and chronicle the adventures of Bramble “Bram” Mossflower, Captain and Sole Member of the Militia of the Gnome Village...
Gnome Hertiage for White Box: Dungeon Adventures
I continue noodling with what I can do with White Box: Dungeon Adventures, and it was inevitable that I’d write a gnome. Now, I hate the classic “kind of a halfling, kind of a dwarf” Dungeons and Dragons gnome. Mine are more in line with cl...
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Veteran RPG designer. Owner of Barrel Rider Games. Freelanced on a lot of IP-based games. Written a lot of vintage fantasy & sci-fi RPGs as BRG. My words are mine and don't reflect any other person or organization.
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