Imagine a pond that contains a long line of lily pads, each labelled with a number, starting with '2', '3', and so on. A ...

Consider a simple mathematical process, like an algorithm that generates the digits of Pi. Pi never stops, so in a way, the algorithm provi...

Autocomplete Rocks As an avid Eclipse user, I love auto-complete.  It feels like it's a big, easily overlooked boost to how I program....

The height of the anti-D&D movement of the eighties was a painful time for me; it put several of my friendships on hiatus, and effectiv...

For the record, my favourite role-playing game is Burning Wheel , hands down, mostly because it changed the way I look at RPGs. The reason...

How do you come up with interesting elements to add to your campaign world?  A few months ago, I realized that I'd completely neglected ...

Musing about alignment in D&D today, I had a realization.  The very word explains its purpose - who are you aligned with?  When the worl...