How to Write a Megagame

If anything has the biggest impact on your players’ experience at your game, after the particular role they’re playing, it’s their team. This can be seen as one of the …

Councils are a staple feature of many different Megagames. From the UN at Watch The Skies, to the Small Council at Everybody Dies, to Lenin’s Party Congresses at Red Dawn, …

Casting is a crucial part of preparing for your megagame. A well-cast game can elevate your mechanics and briefings to another level, while poor casting choices can cast a pall …

Not going to lie – I love a good secret plot for my megagames. I’ve literally included at least one in every game I’ve run so far. From the anti-Targaryen …

For some people, this is the reason they write megagames, the part they find most enjoyable. For others, this is a necessary evil. I’m definitely more in camp one than …

Now you’ve got your theme sorted, the next big task is turning it from the promising start for a book or script into an actual game. And for a game, …

So you’ve got your megagame idea down, and you’ve started to think about logistics? Excellent! Let’s crack onto the next task: scoping your game. What do I mean by this? …

Soooo you’ve picked your megagame concept? Congratulations! I’ve picked mine too – I’m going to be working on getting Trope High ready for running early next year. So now it …

I’m currently in the process of writing my third megagame. It’s the second sequel to Everybody Dies. I’m also in the process of writing about four other games. I won’t …