This week we continue our exploration of ancestry with the Halfling, and its art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. As a basic ancestry, Halflings...

This week we continue our exploration of ancestry in Realm of Runes with Goblins, and their art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. Goblins are the...

This week we continue our exploration of ancestry in Realm of Runes with the Gnome, and its art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. As a basic...

This week we continue our deep dive into the ancestries in Realm of Runes with the Half-Elf, and its art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. ...

This week we continue our exploration of ancestry in Realm of Runes with the Elf, and its art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. As a basic ancestry,...

This week we continue our exploration of ancestry in Realm of Runes with the Elemental-Kin, and its art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. Like...

This week we continue our exploration of individual ancestries in Realm of Runes with the Dwarf, and its art by Nikki Smith-Cielo. As a...

As playtesting of Realm of Runes continues driving the system to be the best it can be, the rulebook art (by the fantastic Nikki...

Many characters in Realm of Runes can learn spells directly through their class, and those that can't can still make use of magic through...

Combat is not the point of a tabletop role-playing game, but it is an important aspect of what makes such games fun and interesting. It...

Every character is unique. Even those that share ancestry and class can be very different from each other, and there are myriad...

An involuntary quest to slay a dragon is much harder when only pretending to be a wizard. Can a fake magician become a real hero?

Many characters have access to magic directly through choice of class. Those that are primary casting classes have spell slots that can...

In a universe with deities that are tangible beings that can and do intervene directly in the lives of mortals, ethics takes on a more...

There are some aspects of character improvement that aren't so powerful that they must always wait for a new level to achieve. ...

Even when "underhanded" tactics are eschewed by players, poison and disease still play a large recurring role in many campaigns. ...

Traps occupy an odd space in encounter design, since they typically only work as expected if nobody notices them. Unless encountered...

A staple of RPGs is the challenges that the player characters face as they adventure. Perhaps the most diverse and interesting...

As important as rules are for a role-playing game, they are only the skeleton. Its the stories told using those rules that make for fun...

Whereas other classes have innate magic, or are granted their magic by deities, blood or other powers beyond their control, Wizards earn...