There’s a lot that goes into playing a tabletop roleplaying game. The rules, the improv, the drama—and it all starts with a Player Character (or PC). It can be scary trying to make a new character for ...

Character creation in many RPGs consists of starting with a base set of ability scores for strength, dexterity, constitution, and others. These ability scores are the foundation stats of your ...

Dungeons & Dragons used to be a weird little hobby, seen as hopelessly nerdy, childish, and even Satanic. Now it’s a bigger cultural deal than Monopoly, even chess. It’s featured in Stranger Things ...

—Animation patterns will become variable! In previous RPG Maker titles at its default state, character animations were limited to a maximum of three patterns due to various design limitations. In RPG ...

If you’ve never played a tabletop RPG, building your character can seem as easy as customizing what your Commander Shepard looks like. But building a character that’s both intuitive and enjoyable to ...

[Note: All footage is from a work-in-progress alpha build.] Having finally seen The Outer Worlds 2 for myself, it’s clear that leaning into deeper RPG elements was one of the priorities for developer ...

Sometimes, in Dungeons & Dragons, it's more fun to be underpowered than overpowered. Of course, it's always a blast to play the level 20 wizard who can alter the very fabric of reality itself, but for ...

Soham Bhattacharjee is a contributor from India. He is always eager to explore his skills, and it turns out, that he enjoys gaming and writing the most. He is a multi-instrumentalist and a ...

Brandon Sanderson's new CosmereRPGcomes with a hefty rulebook. At 385 pages, it's one page longer than D&D's 2024 Player's Handbook, and thicker pages make it even bigger on a shelf. For newcomers, ...