Archive - Sable GM's game mastering advice

I haven’t posted anything in a year and a half, so I figured at this point I should make a short status update.

Sep 1, 2024 •

January 2023

Mafia of the Coast

WotC and the so-called Open Gaming License

Jan 9, 2023 •

September 2022

Systemic advantages of ranged attacks

System-agnostic combat encounter analysis

Sep 16, 2022 •

July 2022

Caster / Martial Disparity in Pathfinder

This is a helper post to the main analysis of C/MD, going through an analysis of the Pathfinder RPG (First edition, not second one).

Jul 17, 2022 •

Attractors and Caster/Martial disparity

Systemic causes of a long-standing argument

Jul 17, 2022 •

June 2022

Meditations on Hydras

False Hydra is a relatively (in)famous monster thought up by Goblin Punch.

Jun 18, 2022 •

Dungeons and Genders

Analysis of survey data concerning gender identity within the TTRPG community

Jun 13, 2022 •

April 2022

Reductionist Magic 8: Object Blueprints

In one of my previous articles, I have explained my ectoplasmic theory of summoning.

Apr 14, 2022 •

January 2022

Why Alignment is dumb

Alignment is a core part of the DnD ethos, giving rise to a host of associated memes. It is so deeply integrated into the popular conception of DnD that…

Jan 20, 2022 •

December 2021

This Vtuber Does Not Exist: Conclusions

Conclusion to the campaign retrospective

Dec 28, 2021 •

This V-Tuber Does Not Exist: The Plot

Campaign retrospective, as well as a discussion of Shadowrun magic, still more complaints about Shadowrun worldbuilding, and some amusing combinations…

Dec 28, 2021 •

This V-Tuber Does Not Exist: Preparations

Campaign retrospective, as well as a discussion of player-driven sandboxes and complaints about Shadowrun worldbuilding

Dec 28, 2021 •

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