In December 2020 I was invited by Lev Lafayette to speak at the "Year of the Stainless Steel Rat" conference on Cyberpunk. My special area of expertise, of course, was tabletop roleplaying games. In my address I traced the history of the genre as it intersected with...
A PlotField is comprised of all objects, characters and locations which may interact in a prepared setting. The PlotField Diagram illustrates the relations between them at a glance. The diagram does not define any actual plot, but describes the field from which a plot...
Now Open! The Fractopia Wiki is a place to learn about - and even contribute to - the UbiquiCity anthology series and the post-cyberpunk subgenre of Fractopian Fiction. Come join us! https://fractopia.fandom.com/wiki/Fractopia_Wiki
New from As If Books... The LUMINARIUM series explores eternal spiritual themes in a galaxy-spanning future empire straight out of the Golden Age of science fiction. Author Rick Rosenkranz blends faith and science in an exciting and fast-paced romp through a colorful...
Last year my weird little parlor game "Watch the World Die" was translated into French by La Caravelle Association. Today I was DMd by a Korean TTRPG player who wants to translate it as well. Watching the World Die is truly a global sport, y'all....
TABLOO is a free interactive table design and formatting tool for RPG Designers and GameMasters. https://asifproductions.com/tabloo/
COLLUDIUM ONE is a bundle of 17 indie RPGs and storygames by 15 small press designers for less than 40 bucks. Now Available at DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/288957/Colludium-One-small-press-games-BUNDLE
WATCH THE WORLD DIE, my collaborative game of custom apocalypse - has hit SILVER status! That means it's selling at or above the 90th percentile of games available on DrivethruRPG, which deserves a WOOT! You can pick up a copy here:...
This is an interview I gave last year to Tamra Lucid for RealitySandwich, a site whose future is uncertain - not unlike our own. #UbiquiCity #Fractopia #Futurism #Utopia #Dystopia #Cyberpunk Gaming the Near Future: An Interview with RPG Creator Tod Foley by Tamra...
I was recently a guest (for the second time!) on one of my favorite podcasts - Fictoplasm - for a discussion with Ralph Lovegrove, who did a great job of making sure I hit all the important bullet points despite my discursive nature. Topics include... • What is...
Fictioneers are designers, facilitators and explorers of collaborative fictional spaces, otherwise known as "Roleplaying Games" and "Storygames." Fictioneers.net is a directory of the games they play, and conversations about the things they do. In addition to its...
One difficulty in writing first-person prose is the inability to describe the MC's personality and appearance. Because people rarely ever describe themselves (especially not as a narrator would), this can make visualization and emotional identification tricky; usually...