Category Archives: Fantasy Grounds

Adaptations in TTRPGs

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Telwyn

Thinking back to what I wrote about adapting to a dual-stick controller previously, I was reminded of several examples of adaptation in another gaming context: tabletop roleplaying games. I’ve also written before about the forever nature of roleplaying rulesets and … Continue reading →

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Of testing, deadlines and VTTs

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Telwyn

Although I’ve never worked as a MMORPG or other games developer, I have some personal experience of creating pen and paper D&D modules. This has only been for self-publishing on the DMs Guild, with me doing the majority of the … Continue reading →

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“My mana is low”

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Telwyn

When we started playing World of Warcraft Classic we were suddenly reminded of all the ‘error’ phrases that characters say if they are low on resources, you know the ones: “My mana is low”, “Not enough energy”, etc. They were … Continue reading →

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Voice and Video chat in online gaming

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Telwyn

I’ve just read the post by Wilhelm about Discord and other voice platforms. I play MMORPGs and (virtual) tabletop gaming with a set of different overlapping groups of friends and family members. For the most part I game with a … Continue reading →

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Digitial roleplay product alternatives

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Telwyn

Today is one week since we should have flown off for a 11 day holiday in Canada. Since I’ve had to stay at home and have continued working, I am trying to invest more free time in rpg writing. I’ve … Continue reading →

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My virtual tabletop gaming tips

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Telwyn

I’m starting to see discussions online about replacing, short-term at least, round the table roleplaying (rpg) sessions with virtual ones. It’s a sad reality that “social distancing” is becoming a necessity in many countries, and that will inevitably impact the … Continue reading →

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Gaming connections

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Telwyn

A few random thoughts that have happened this last week: I was reading an article over at PCGamerN about gaming’s rising popularity amongst older people (the article states this as 50+). The reference that smart-phone gaming is behind this may … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year (and new decade)!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Telwyn

So it’s 2020 and a new decade. Happy New Year, and happy 2020s! Allusions to the roaring 20s aside (anyone who knows history, knows how that ended), I’m feeling more hopeful about the coming year in real life than I … Continue reading →

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When tech gets in the way

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Telwyn

I was reminded on Monday of how much my gaming relies on technology these-days and how that technology can, at times, be quite the hindrance. I ran another session of Dungeons & Dragons 5E for family members via Fantasy Grounds … Continue reading →

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Tangible gaming

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Telwyn

Over the course of this week I’ve done almost no MMORPG gaming, but I’ve been lucky enough to do a good amount of other gaming. We’ve played two different rpg sessions in the room with friends or family (Starfinder & … Continue reading →

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