Tag Archives: Call of Cthulhu

How to Say Yes Without Turning Your D&D Game Into a Joke

Posted on April 3, 2017 by David Hartlage

In my last post, I explained how challenging myself to say yes to players made me a better dungeon master, even though I sometimes said no. Sometime in the 90s, I returned gaming conventions after more than a decade away. … Continue reading →

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If you want to write games for everyone, game with everyone

Posted on October 4, 2016 by David Hartlage

In the 80s into the 90s, I would see convention panels or magazine interviews where game professionals said that their game writing left them no time for game playing. Those writers might admit to an occasional session of Call of … Continue reading →

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