Ben Sandfelder6 minLessons from the OSRWhen the D&D: Next playtest started in 2012, I found a bootleg PDF of Keep on the Borderlands, and the 1981 Moldvay Basic Rules. That's...
Ben Sandfelder4 minRPG Maker: How I DesignThis Fall, I've been making a modestly scoped RPG Maker project that displays my design style as well as my non-linear writing style. In...
Ben Sandfelder6 minHorns, Scales, and Tails: Design Choices//The following is lifted straight from the Appendix of Horns, Scales and Tails. Design Choices Many design choices in Old-School gaming...
Ben Sandfelder6 minLightning War: PostmortemI’m a big fan of learning by doing, so I want to write a few articles explaining my design process in certain projects, where it led me,...