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Representation at a bare minimum in RPGs is something a friend asked me about a few days ago. Someone wanted to do this, so I recorded this reply. Whether you are writing an adventure or a fully fledged roleplaying game, having...

Conan’s Chicken recipe: Dice & Slice

by Paco G. Jaen | Dec 17, 2019 | Dice & Slice, Videos | 0 |

This is a Chicken Recipe inspired by the Conan RPG from Modiphius for Dice & Slice. Conan has...

Going to conventions – Top 10 things to do beforehand

by Paco G. Jaen | Dec 12, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Going to conventions requires some preparation and that is a question one of our friends from the...

Presents for gamers

by Paco G. Jaen | Dec 11, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Presents for gamers sometimes are hard to come by and we can really get a headache wondering and...

Amethyst interview with Chris Dias – Sensitive topics

by Paco G. Jaen | Dec 4, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen | 0 |

Sensitive topics can be dealt with in RPGs and Chris Dias, from Dias Ex Machina has a game,...

The Boardgame Interview Room: TanTrump in Kickstarter

by Paco G. Jaen | Nov 26, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen | 0 |

Tantrump is a protest political game designed by Mike Selinker and Liz Spain that tries to breach...

The Hero’s Journey – The RPG Interview Room

by Paco G. Jaen | Nov 12, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Podcasts, RPG Podcasts, The RPG Interview Room | 0 |

The Hero’s Journey has been a love of mine for a long time. It is a tried and tested formula that...

Relationships in RPGs – The RPG Interview Room podcast

by Paco G. Jaen | Oct 29, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Podcasts, RPG Podcasts, The RPG Interview Room | 0 |

Relationships are a pretty integral part of RPGs. It is very hard to have a party without...

Writing RPG adventures – steps 1 to 10

by Paco G. Jaen | Oct 29, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

This is the first of two videos in which I give you twenty steps to designing and writing your RPG...

10 illnesses and conditions to use in your RPG

by Paco G. Jaen | Oct 23, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Podcasts, RPG Podcasts, The RPG Room | 0 |

This quick guide to 10 illnesses that could be used in your game to make things harder for your...

Corpus Malicious – RPG Review

by Paco G. Jaen | Oct 23, 2019 | Authors, D&D 5th Edition, Paco Garcia Jaen, Reviews, Role Playing Games, Videos | 0 |

Corpus Malicious is a 400 pages book by the company Dream Realm Storytellers that explores evil...

Game On Tabletop: The Interview room Podcast

by Paco G. Jaen | Oct 16, 2019 | Authors, Boardgames Podcast, Paco Garcia Jaen, Podcasts, RPG Podcasts, The Boardgames Interview Room, The RPG Review Room | 0 |

Game On Tabletop is a fairly new crowdfunding platform that was born out of the desire to cater to...

YouTube Videos

by Paco G. Jaen | Oct 15, 2019 | News | 0 |

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Icarus from Renegade Games: Unboxing

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 27, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Unboxings, Videos | 0 |

Icarus came out in Kickstarter in 2018 to be delivered in 2019. I backed it because I am a bit of...

Blades and Blasters. Interview with Seth Tomlinson

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 25, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Podcasts, RPG Podcasts, The RPG Interview Room | 0 |

Blades and Blasters is a book created by Seth Tomlinson that funded in Kickstarter in 2018 and in...

“Everyone is welcome at my table”? For real, Dear Some Straight Gamer?

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 22, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen | 0 |

Many times, when I ask people to consider adding or including LGTQI in their RPGs, I get back the...

Consent in Gaming – Have we lost it?

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 20, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Seems a lot of people have lost it when is about the Consent in Gaming book from Monte Cook Games....

Consent in Gaming from Monte Cook Games RPG Review

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 18, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Consent in #Gaming is a new free product from Monte Cook Games about the need to have consensual...

Illwinter Floorplan Generator Review

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 17, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Illwinter Floorplan Generator is a very simple to use software available in Steam for just under...

So what? Dear some straight gamer

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 11, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

“So what?” has been a question someone posted in a video comment recently. If there are no LGBTQI...

Carnival Row RPG is a good sign!

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 10, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Carnival Row RPG is out. The series doing its rounds in Amazon video to the delight of a lot of...

Critical Role’s role – an unpopular opinion

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 9, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

Critical Role has been going for a number of years now and its presence has had a tremendous...

Where are the You Tube women doing TTRPG content?

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 4, 2019 | News | 0 |

Where are the YouTube Women? I have been looking around to create a new show and I can’t seem to...

Kings of War Kickstarter: The RPG Interview room

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 4, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Podcasts, The RPG Interview Room | 0 |

Kings of War Kickstarter project is raging now and should be funded by the time you hear this...

Let’s talk about history, Dear Some Straight Gamer.

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 3, 2019 | News | 0 |

It is time that we had a talk about history and the presence of LGBTQI+ people in it. Because we...

Kings of War: RPG Review

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 2, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen | 0 |

Kings of War is a game from Red Scar that sets us to play in the world created by Mantic Games. I...

In medias res: The GMS RPG Academy

by Paco G. Jaen | Sep 2, 2019 | Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen, Reviews, The G*M*S Academy, Videos | 0 |

In Medias Res is a very well known and used term that can make a huge difference to how your games...

Flowscape 1.5 review. Perfect illustration tool for your RPGs

by Paco G. Jaen | Aug 28, 2019 | Articles, Authors, Paco Garcia Jaen | 0 |

Flowscape 1.5 is a landscape generation software that allows you to create amazing looking images...

Are RPGs therapy?

3D Printing and gaming: Let’s start!

Conan’s Chicken recipe: Dice & Slice

Going to conventions – Top 10 things to do b...

Presents for gamers

Amethyst interview with Chris Dias – Sensiti...

Are RPGs therapy?

3D Printing and gaming: Let’s start!

Representation at a bare minimum in RPGs?

Conan’s Chicken recipe: Dice & Slice

Going to conventions – Top 10 things to do beforehand

Presents for gamers

Amethyst interview with Chris Dias – Sensitive topics

The Boardgame Interview Room: TanTrump in Kickstarter

The Hero’s Journey – The RPG Interview Room

Relationships in RPGs – The RPG Interview Room podcast

Writing RPG adventures – steps 1 to 10

10 illnesses and conditions to use in your RPG

Corpus Malicious – RPG Review

Game On Tabletop: The Interview room Podcast

YouTube Videos

Icarus from Renegade Games: Unboxing

Blades and Blasters. Interview with Seth Tomlinson

“Everyone is welcome at my table”? For real, Dear Some Straight Gamer?

Illwinter Floorplan Generator Review

So what? Dear some straight gamer

Carnival Row RPG is a good sign!

Critical Role’s role – an unpopular opinion

Where are the You Tube women doing TTRPG content?

Kings of War Kickstarter: The RPG Interview room

Let’s talk about history, Dear Some Straight Gamer.

Kings of War: RPG Review

In medias res: The GMS RPG Academy

Flowscape 1.5 review. Perfect illustration tool for your RPGs

Children of Orion: The Venu Sourcebook

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