This Just In: Playing Pen-and-Paper RPGs is Beneficial. Not that anyone who frequents this site should be much surprised by the news. The listed benefits include improved creativity, enhanced social skills, the encouragement of...
Dr. Dungeon has posted an update on the progress of his remake of MADMAN (one of his earlier games) to the RPG Codex.
A self-professed RPG beginner is attempting to play through Ultima 7, and could use some advice.
On one hand, it sounds like any other MMORPG, albeit with a toolkit allowing modest amounts of player-generated content to be incorporated into the larger game. On the other hand…is this something?
Craig Stern, writing at IndieRPGs, elaborates on some of the major distinctions between WRPGs and JRPGs, and argues that it’s a good thing to make the distinction between the two game styles. For the most part, I agree.
Former Ultima Online lead designer Raph Koster has published an interesting blog post arguing that narrative in games is not a game mechanic, but is instead a form of game feedback.
Rampant Games’ Jay Barnson poses a difficult question: can game developers make it easy to learn an RPGs systems and controls without dumbing the game down and alienating players who want a bit more of a challenge?
Taking a break from playing through one of the Wizardry titles, blogger The CRPG Addict does a bit of digital archaeology and discusses what might just be the earliest surviving computer role playing game.
