Rob Wieland
Contributor
Rob is an author, game designer and professional nerd. He’s appeared on Geek & Sundry and Forbes. His designs stretch from a galaxy far, far away to inside an 8-bit video game defending itself from a virus. He is the host of Theatre of the Mind Players, a livestream actual play podcast highlighting all the different great RPGs in the world. He lives in scenic Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife and child, both of whom have skills better suited for the apocalypse. (Image: Bruce Medic Photo)
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RPG lifepaths turn character creation into its own game
The Game of Life.
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Feature: 10 things you didn't know about the early history of D&D
From the RPG’s turbulent beginnings and the Satanic Panic to the fall of original publisher TSR.
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10 best tabletop RPG boxed sets for new players
New Year, new roleplaying game.
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Feature: Paranoia RPG stayed hilarious by changing satirical targets
This article is above your security clearance. Report for termination immediately.
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Feature: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying is the greatest comic book RPG you haven’t played
Thor subject.
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Feature: d007: How the all-but-forgotten James Bond RPG changed roleplaying
Tomorrow Never Dice.
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How to make a great puzzle in Dungeons & Dragons 5E
Top tips to keep players guessing, not stressing.
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Feature: Mutant Year Zero: How the end of the world created one of the tabletop’s brightest companies
A Ligan of their own.
