Final Pre-Kickstarter Rules Updates
Today, I'm releasing the final major update to the Open Legend Core Rules. This update has two aims: to make Open Legend core more multi-genre friendly and to reward deeper character development and plot weavin...
5th Edition D&D to Open Legend Character Conversion Guide
In the quest to create a game that is strategically interesting but still puts story first rather than restricting players to the narrow confines of their abilities, the following list is a conversion guide for...
Character Build: The Puppet Master
This past week we had a follower on Twitter @ThomasMeyler propose a fun character concept. We love the opportunity to take imaginative character stories and turn them into rules, flesh, and bones that players c...
“A Star Once Fallen” Adventure Goes Public
Huge news today as I can gladly say that A Star Once Fallen is finally available for download.
Download "A Star Once Fallen - Open Legend RPG Intro Module"
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The Problem With Third Party Rules Content
For those game writers, designers, and developers reading this, let me put your mind at ease by saying that this is not about why you’re doing the wrong thing. To be honest, over the last 20 years of GMing, I’v...
Defining Strategy with Story, Instead of the Reverse
A mindset in the roleplaying community that has always created an uneasy tension in me is what seems like a rift between two types of players. On one hand, some players prefer story (known as “fluff”) and on th...
I Find Your Lack of Dice Disturbing
In recent years, we seem to have entered some sort of Golden Age of role-playing games, including a full-blown revival of the early days, old-school style of games. OD&D (Original Dungeons & Dragons™) a...