Role Playing Games Archives - Breaking it all Down

As mentioned in my last Actual Play post, we have two chapters remaining in Shadows of the Dragon Queen, and one of those is going to go fairly quickly. This means it’s time to start thinking about what the next game will be and taking it over with my group. Well, we have decided on our next campaign.

Posted on March 18, 2026March 1, 2026 by Alexander Case

Campaign Diary: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen – Part 3

The campaign moves on to chapter 5, and a hex-crawl (which I tweaked to a Point Crawl).

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on March 4, 2026February 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

The Things Your Tabletop RPG Needs

I’ve started the process of preparing for my next campaign, and pitching various games to my group, which has got me thinking about what makes an RPG easier for me to prep for and easier for me to sell my players on.

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on February 28, 2026February 23, 2026 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 17: The Back Door

This time, we finish up the chapter.

Posted on February 15, 2026February 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

The Things Your Tabletop RPG Needs

Those who have been reading along with my Actual Play of Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen, and who are familiar with the adventure itself, may have noticed that I’m past the halfway point of the adventure. Which means that I, as the GM, need to start thinking about what comes next. This has, in turn, had me looking over some of the game books that are in my collection and coming to some serious thoughts on what things a tabletop RPG needs to help with onboarding – based on what I think would help my players consider some of the more niche games in my collection.

Posted on January 31, 2026January 25, 2026 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 16: Slippery When Wet

This time, we love it when a plan comes together.

Posted on January 17, 2026December 28, 2025 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 15: Little Help From My Friends

This time we meet up with another group of locals in the Wastes.

Posted on January 14, 2026December 28, 2025 by Alexander Case

Podcast Review: When We Were Wizards

This week I get back to some Tabletop RPG history and take a look at an oral history/hagiography of Gary Gygax, billed as a history of D&D.

When We Were Wizards Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pcZ1tc0riPb1IarAXnIqS

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Donation Links…

To support mutual aid groups in Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
To support relief and recovery in Ukraine: https://www.charitynavigator.org/discover-charities/where-to-give/ukranian-crisis/
Donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/get-involved/ways-to-give
Reproductive Health Care: https://www.charitynavigator.org/search?causes=Reproductive%20health%20care
Trans Rights: https://www.charitynavigator.org/search/?causes=LGBTQ%20rights

Posted on December 31, 2025December 7, 2025 by Alexander Case

Vlog: My First Year of VTTs

I’ve completed my first year of running a tabletop RPG campaign online using Foundry as a VTT. It’s time to talk about some of the things I’ve learned over the past year.

Posted on December 7, 2025November 30, 2025 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 14: Zombie Zoo

We get the most intensive dungeon we’ve explored so far in the campaign.

Posted on November 15, 2025November 4, 2025 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 13: Into the Shadowfell

We explore our first 2 areas of the Northern Wastes.

Posted on October 11, 2025September 28, 2025 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 12: Northwest Passage

We kick off chapter 5 with a very role-play-heavy session.

Posted on October 1, 2025September 7, 2025 by Alexander Case

Campaign Diary: Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen – Part 2

I cover chapter 4 of the adventure, including a few of the difficulties of our first dungeon exploration.

Posted on September 17, 2025August 23, 2025 by Alexander Case

Vlog: Why JTRPGs Are Great

With the crowdfunding campaign for an English Language release of Sword World 2.5, I get into why Japanese Tabletop RPGs (or JTRPGs) might be the thing that’s just right for your tabletop group.