What’s it like to roleplay a gun? Find out in this week’s Grains of Sand.

Can storytelling games really claim the title of role-playing games? And just how revolutionary is the “new trend” in gaming? Jack Spencer, Jr. tackles these questions in this latest installment of The Wanna Be.

The author waxes nostalgic for a bit, and calls our attention to game ideas which might be forgotten if we don’t remember them.

Exposing the power of a been-there-done-that genre, Schism is one of the most interesting supplements of the year.

This week, Gareth-Michael Skarka asks that ever important question, “Why do gamers suck?” In answering it, he looks at the lack of diversity in gaming.

Writer’s block and looking for a muse. This week, Seth Ben-Ezra leads us through an assault on the wall writers so often face.

Want a chance to become a god? Alex Knapik hits us with the first massively multi-player live-action continual role-playing game (MMLACRPG) that allows you to do just that.

The author reminds us that if you want to create stories and worlds, you have to notice what you see.

This week, Skara discusses why he thinks Origins will be the only convention worth attending in the coming years and what gamers and manufacturers can be doing about it now.

This week, Seth Ben-Ezra looks at the beauty of rain and the inspirations of art.