Searching for Magic

After years as a professional photographer, entrepreneur, business coach, teacher, and more, what I want out of RPGs changed a lot over the years. Spending my days working in Social Services, I'm still Searching for Magic. Currently an exploration of tabletop roleplaying games and other creative play with a focus on rules-light RPGs.

Monday, 16 December 2024

New Experience in D&D Clones (Breaking the Old-School Cycle)

Alvario Tapia's art evokes the lost lands of the Bitter Reach wrapped in ice and snow! The older versions of D&D, such as B/X and BE...

Monday, 28 October 2024

Playtesting The Hardy Boys Mysteries RPG at CleriCon 2024!

The key to three days of amazing gaming with a bunch of online RPG content creators! CleriCon2024 wrapped today! It was a wild three days fu...

Friday, 25 October 2024

The Hardy Boys Mysteries RPG at CleriCon!

I mentioned in my last post, my main project right now is The Hardy Boys Mysteries Role Playing Game. What I didn't mention is my first ...

Monday, 14 October 2024

I'm back!

After a few years of quietly playing, running, and (as always) tinkering with games, I have something to add to the conversation again. Inst...

Friday, 5 June 2020

Forbidden Lands - Session Report

I have the tremendous luck to be playing in a Forbidden Lands campaign in the new Bitter Reach campaign setting. Forbidden Lands is th...

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Old RPG Words That Make No Sense

Progress in RPG design and play is held back by the words we use that don't make any sense. Hit Points. So many RPGs have some versi...

Thursday, 16 August 2018

Review: Troika

I received a PDF of the " Troika! RPG " in one of the charity bundles I supported. Sadly, I don't even know which one. I didn...

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Who is this guy?

David Rollins: Once again, I find myself returning to this blog after a long hiatus. My 40+ year love affair with tabletop RPGs continues to connect me with amazing people and gives me a structured space for my imagination to flow and flourish. Over the decades ttRPGs served as a haven from anxiety, depression, and the daily stress of life. The hobby is also a source of tremendous joy for me! My day job is in front line social services. I love the folks I get to work with and cherish my role as a helper, but it can be difficult and disconnecting from it when I'm not at work is important self care, and ttRPGs are one of the tools I use to do that. In the past the blog focused on engaging with existing game systems to get certain play experiences, smooth things out, or adjust it to fit my style of running. Changes in my life, gaming and otherwise, led me in some different directions to make it more of a development blog. I still play all kinds RPGs and adventures, but my home games and a crossover with my professional work have me diving deep into game design. That's the journey I'll be sharing for now. So that's me. Still searching for magic. Come along if you like.

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