Did you write a scene where your Main Character looks in a mirror and notices details of their own appearance, so you could describe them? STOP IT. The biggest reason that mirror scene is so clearly evidence of a beginning writer is…
RPG Design, Intent, and Pedagogy
It’s pretty rare for a game design to bother teaching how to GM the experience pedagogically. It’s even more rare for a game to describe the designer’s intended experience of play phenomenologically. The assumption seems to be “an RPG is an RPG” and “you bring your own style to the table.”
Indented Paras & Grammar Rules
Want some free editing tips about indents? Here we go! Choose two linebreaks between paragraphs OR indented paragraphs. You don't need both. Use the "Styles" feature instead of tabs to indent. Those tabs are a huge pain for your editor/layup artist to remove.The first...
Commission a Custom PlotField for your Campaign
Want a custom PlotField based on a story of your choice? My commission rate is $50 US. This story may be one of your own, or not. It may be an episode of a TV series, or even a movie! The only requirement is that I must be able to view it online for free. For more...
It’s Brick-n-Mortar Time
ARE YOU AN FLGS OR RESELLER OF BOOKS AND GAMES?I want to talk to you! As If Books and Games is moving into wholesale and brick-n-mortar distribution, and we want our products in YOUR store! Contact me here or email tod@asifproductions.com for more details.
Dynor Level 1 Funded
Dungeon of Dynor - Project Update WE HIT LEVEL ONE TODAY! LEVEL ONE WILL BE RESTORED! Like many classic megadungeons in history, Dynor gets harder as you go deeper. Level 1 is (roughly) balanced for PCs level 1-2. You can help fund the restoration of all 10 levels...
Beats and Tone: Action and Affect
AS A WRITER AND EDITOR, I’m a strong advocate of “Cutting to the Beat” — which means for each chapter, you want to start as close as possible to the beat you’re about to establish, establish it, and get out.
CORE PC Sheet
This PC Sheet includes fields for all the new CORE stats and data, along with plenty of space for notes. PDF format, permission granted to reprint.
CORE COMPLETE – FULL MECHANICAL BETA RELEASE
Join the Collective for the latest, the greatest, the freshest, the playtestable-est version of the CORE COMPLETE rules ever assembled, ready for your table.
The Dungeon of Dynor – Restoration of a Relic
Now Itchfunding: THE DUNGEON OF DYNOR is a ten-level gonzo megadungeon from my AD&D campaign on the planet “Thear” (1977-1988).
Printing & Distribution Services are Coming Online
As If Books has partnered with Lightning Source’s IngramSpark to provide greater distribution opportunities for our writers. More details in the days to come.
CORE MICRO 3.0 Released
Taking its cue from the upcoming CORE COMPLETE book, this version includes new rules for Wealth, Debt, LifeShapers, Advancement, Gradiated Actions, Pushing Yourself, Running CORE, Playing CORE, and Hacking CORE.