Ben Milton Interview (part II): Questing Beast, Maze Knights, and OSR

This is a continuation of my conversation with Ben Milton of Questing Beast (comprised of a channel, blog, newsletter, and role-playing game company). Find part I here. How have you developed the brand of Questing Beast? It started as a YouTube channel and I had a blog from pretty early on. It was just reviews …

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Ben Milton Interview (part I): Early Days and Running for Kids

I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Ben Milton of Questing Beast (comprised of a channel, blog, newsletter, and role-playing game company). He designed the beloved and excellent Maze Rats and Knave. He was incredibly generous by allowing me use his time. Thanks again, Ben! How did you get into the hobby? What was your …

DramaSystem: Drama Cards

Art from the book itself. I know DramaSystem is a little out there for my audience. I read many different games, both as a designer and as a friend of theater majors. I can't really apologize for it. Neither can I apologize for writing about hacking a game you may not have heard of. DramaSystem …

Advantage and Impact

"Inspiration comes from on high... So does magic, but same difference."A. Shipwright Imagine an RPG meant to be played with the traditional setup of players and GM but with the following rule: "When a PC takes any action that is uncertain and risky but possible, flip a coin. If heads, they succeed. If tails, they …

Stat Word Games

A. Shipwright Systems that use three stats: Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland, Maze Rats, Red Ink Adventures, AKA systems I tinker with and love dearly. These systems have made me examine the typical six ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma) and found them lacking. I too have been disillusioned by the D&D …

Diametrically Opposed States of Mind

Corona is driving me a little cabin-crazy. Creatively, it's spun me flopping forth and back to twin poles of fantasy: the grounded and the weird. First hand, the images of knights serving lords in the land of man and brutal warfare has me in thrall. There are fantasies of a world built on sweat and …

Rascal (Knave Hack)

I've been reading and watching and reading Goblin Slayer (watch it on Crunchyroll, NSFW) and Vinland Saga (watch it on Amazon Prime, rated mature for violence and language), both very OSR types of anime/manga. Consuming these has put me in a very inspired, creative mindset. So, I refurbished my hack of Knave and gave it …

World of Elements

This has been a passion project of mine for two years now. Avatar: The Last Airbender is my favorite show ever. Apocalypse World has forever changed my RPG experience. Mashing the two has been a blast. Watching Samurai Champloo has reinvigorated my interest in this game and my design philosophy has changed a bit since …