Tabletop Role-Playing Games – John Alan Martinson

Shadowrun Taught Me Corporations Can Be Evil Shadowrun - Tabletop Role-Playing Games - Evil Corporations Mega Corporations

John Alan Martinson August 10, 2026

I discovered Shadowrun when I was in my early teens, and there was something about that world...

Character Death Is Not What Makes a TTRPG Dangerous Character Death in TTRPGs - Roll Against Death - Death Saves - Resurrection

John Alan Martinson August 9, 2026

Death has always occupied a strange place in tabletop role-playing games. It is one of the easiest...

John Alan Martinson August 6, 2026

How One Cyberpunk RPG Treated Prejudice More Honestly Than Modern Fantasy The average reader can read this...

Why I Rejected D&D’s Six Ability Scores DnD Six Abilities - Jacks Cinematic d12 Twelve Attributes

John Alan Martinson July 22, 2026

Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma may be the most recognizable statistics in tabletop role-playing games...

D&D Combat Isn’t Deadly Enough Gloria Nocturna - Dangerous and Lethal Combat in TTRPGs

John Alan Martinson July 22, 2026

D&D Combat Isn’t Deadly Enough—But Instant Death Isn’t the Answer One of the strangest things about modern...

From Dice to Directors: TTRPGs and A.I. Movie-Making TTRPGs Tabletop Role-Playing Games and AI Movie Making

John Alan Martinson July 19, 2026

How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Tabletop Roleplaying into Interactive Movies For more than fifty years, tabletop roleplaying...