Mailanka's Musings

So, we know that we need to run games, so we want to get to it.  We have a rough idea of what we want, and we have at least a foundation f...

As I work my way through the session planning for Tall Tales of the Orochi Belt, I find myself pondering combat encounters, and how GURPS ...

Now that you know you need to run a game to learn to run games, and that you have a vague idea of what to do, we need to organize the sessio...

On the assumption that you guys liked last week's article, here's a continuation of the series.  We talked last week about seeking...

@Mailanka mentioned being famous for over-prep and yet always getting a feeling of stage-fright before a session in the Tall Tales channel....

Recently I had an interesting conversation over on the Psi-Wars discord.  It started with my statement that I didn't want to see playe...

So last time I argued that Mass Combat was a terrible idea for Psi-Wars.  I haven't changed my mind and I still  think it's a terrib...

Tons of people are doing settings, but that is kinda hard for me to wrap my head around. I love GURPS content, I love spells, powers, adva...

I'm always creating page after page of RPG material, but I seldom follow through far enough to create something truly publishable.  I...

Because Justin Aquino seems determined to continue to drive my blog with his interesting posts, I find myself compelled once again to respon...

Found a neat idea here , and I thought I'd share my own philosophy here. My games have combat, and I reward clever play whenever I can...

Probably one of the most neglected elements of storycraft is that of theme .  People love to talk about characters, settings and plots, but ...

The inestimable Kenneth Hite has an interview wherein he discusses how to research for a historical game, and the benefits of such game.  I ...

Do you know what the yips are?  It's when someone who's really good at something, usually sports, suddenly loses his touch.  A perfe...

Let me begin with two stories. Recently, I turned my Arts of Rhetoric posts into actual lessons at recent Tea@Knights, which turned out to...

We've already talked about what  to say in our previous Art of Storytelling, but how you say it is as important as what you say.  The Ar...