Semi Organized Play
These are a rotating stable of mini-campaigns that we run for the community. Currently, games are on 2nd and 4th Fridays and Sundays and feature a variety of systems. Check out our individual SOPs for more info.
Roleplaying In The Time Of Covid-19
Two months later, I felt it was time to reach out to all of us for a status update on RTR. Things are quieter for RTR, that’s for certain. While we remain dedicated to our mission of building a community through gaming, we also recognize the unprecedented times we live in. Burnout, stress, and many other […]
I Went To My First Con!
So, confession time. Despite being the Head Organizer for RTR (and having been a brand promoter for D&D, Chaosium, Shadowrun, etc), I’ve never been to a proper Con. I’ve been to a few ‘full day of gaming’ events like the ones we host at RTR, but nothing with panels and vendors and gaming and all […]
The Pivot
When 2020 started, if you had asked me what our challenges were, I’d have gone into a long talk about transparency, volunteer burnout, plans to offload responsibilities, reaching out to other communities and new volunteers, and a whole bunch of other things that were probably ambitious and in line with my nature of always reaching […]
The Soul of RPGs
This article is by fellow RTR member and guest writer, Joseph Carr. What is a role-playing game? What sets it apart from other kinds of games? How is different than those role-playing exercises in that mandatory integrity training your company forced you into? Who shot JR? I’ll let you Google that last one, if you […]