Ego Hunter is amazing one-shot scenario for the equally amazing Eclipse Phase roleplaying game: The PCs are all different forks (copies) of the same person who, upon returning home to be merged back into their alpha, discover that their alpha has instead been killed.

I loved the adventure so much that I remixed it, creating prep notes and maps that expanded the adventure material and also reorganizing material and creating player handouts to make the running the adventure smooth as butter.

The adventure has just been re-released for the second edition of Eclipse Phase as Ego Hunter Resleeved. Although I didn’t work on the book, I have a small credit inside because the writers liked my prep notes so much they used them as inspiration for reorganizing the new version of the adventure.

Which I think is super cool!

At some point I may revisit my original prep notes to make them fully compatible with the new edition, but until then:

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Dwiz over at A Knight at the Opera has compiled a list and summary of EVERY Initiative Method!

I started putting together an article like this five or six years ago and gave up on it. So I think it’s really cool to see someone conquer the topic. This is a super valuable resource for RPG designers, but also for GMs who want to expand their thinking about how encounters are initiated and structured.

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Due to the prodigious efforts of 子奇, the complete Alexandrian Remix of Dragon Heist is now available in a Chinese translation.

I can’t read a word of it (more’s the pity!), but I am simply blown away by the stupendous effort which went into this project.

子奇 – 的龙金劫
Alexandrian Remix – Chinese Version

Roleplay Rescue invited me onto their podcast to talk about the upcoming So You Want To Be a Game Master! Our far-ranging conversation talks a lot about RPG scenario design and the Big Secret every new GM should know.

This episode is the final one for this season – no, really – and it’s my pleasure to bring you a conversation about a significant new book for the RPG scene.

Justin Alexander is a freelance writer and the author of the grand repository of ideas that is The Alexandrian. This is an interview with Justin about his forthcoming book, released in November 2023, So You Want To Be A Game Master.

Big thanks up front to Justin for agreeing to come and talk about his new book – it truly was another joyous and interesting conversation. I hope you find it illuminating too!

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You can find links to my two previous appearances on Roleplay Rescue at the Alexandrian Auxiliary.

Had the great honor of returning to the Worldbuild With Us podcast to talk about my upcoming book, So You Want To Be a Game Master. Pop over there for a sneak peek at the treasures I’ve hidden inside the book, but stick around for the amazing game setting we brainstorm at the end of the podcast.

This week, we’re honored to have author, RPG designer, and Game Master extraordinaire Justin Alexander back on the podcast to discuss his upcoming book So You Want to Be a Game Master: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Other Systems!

Justin gives us a tour of this step-by-step guide and how it can help GMs new and experienced alike run their best games, avoid railroading, do quick-and-dirty worldbuilding, and more! Plus: early misadventures with homebrew Batman RPGs, the unexpected power of TV trays, questions from our patrons, a worldbuilding jam featuring the waters of Europa, and heaps of other topics in this XXL episode.

So You Want to Be a Game Master? is due out in November, so be sure to preorder it today or pick it up from your friendly local bookstore when it hits the shelves! Check out https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master for more info and links.

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You can find my previous appearance over here.