A Rag Man's Daring Idea: "I'd Dig Anagram Arenas"
Here's another RPG idea for GMs: anagrams. Take any interesting name the players would recognize (hero, villain, locale, etc.), and plug it into an anagram generator. Then see if the outcome is inspirational. Maybe a villain is hiding in plain sight, or a hero becomes ensnared in some lexiconic dilemma....
Steve Jackson Games' 2024 Schedule Announcement!
If you weren't able to make it to PAX Unplugged this weekend, you missed a not-so-little presentation we gave to unveil our 2024 lineup! Fear not! We have the best bits right here for you to glue your eyeballs to, and throughout the year we will be writing Illuminators to...
The New Kickstarter: Best Thing Since ANY Bread
Our current big Kickstarter is a special one to me personally -- not just the Foes 2 STLs but the Bestiary itself. The Bestiary has been a project longer than I've been an SJ Games employee. It took a long time to get it exactly right. In addition to the...
Today's Random Thought: Talon Show
I have never had an RPG campaign that wasn't improved by the addition of pets for the PCs. These critters don't have to be magical, or special, or important. You give someone the opportunity to have a wisecracking parrot, a ferret in a trench-coat pouch, or a headquarters full of...
Then Is Tomorrow
Those who love futuristic settings or exploring alternate timelines, if you want to make your future feel that much more oddball but grounded, consider letting obsolete tech thrive. What do I mean? Well, there's an oddity when watching any visual medium where future technology can generally only be represented by...
Shiny Thing Evidencing Voluminous Energy
Not everyone has an astronomical phenomenon named after them. Heaven knows, I don't! But this is a good article anyway. -- Steve Jackson
Introducing Michelle Richardson
Hey, y'all! I'm Michelle Richardson, and I've just joined the amazing team at Steve Jackson Games as a Marketing Assistant. I come from a background in non-profit fundraising, marketing, and event management. My passion for board games started at an early age when I would play Scrabble, 7-Hand Rummy, Rummikub,...
Wisdom Of The Next Generation
Since the needs of the Daily Illuminator are voracious and insatiable, I asked my youngling when he walked in the door from school: "What's your favorite bit of gaming advice?" He's run a few well-respected campaigns as part of his Dungeons & Dragons club at school, and he's been raised...