Cutting Edge, My Big Toe
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 Glue That Holds Us Together
It's the debate that arguably defines the gaming hobby and Jack Spencer, Jr. writes a thoughtful dissection of it: "D&D sucks. No it doesn't."
The Two Towers
Subtitled "Or The Wanna Be Grows Up," Jack Spencer's column provides introspection on the horrible and tragic events of Tuesday morning.
The Wanna Be #10 "Reach for the Stars"
From the pages of Critical Hit, the Wanna Be emerges! I had been posting on the Critical Hit forum this little column for a couple months now. I was a little shocked when Nick asked me to submit the column…
The Wanna Be #11 "Time For a Bit of Reality, Part II"
I dont know. There is something rotten at the core here. Something about find this perfect system, the need many seem to have for their favorite game to stay in print as if the game going out of print means they cant…
The Wanna Be #12 "What is Starfaring?"
Does Starfaring have a future and a place in the RPG marketplace? Will people like it? Will it sell? Will it make a dollar and a cent?
The Wanna Be #13 Tying Up Loose Ends"
Actually, thanks to a suggestion for M.J. Young on the forums, this sort of thing is probably how Ill handle metaplots. Set up a prophesied hero, create a character or group of characters who may be this hero(es) and…
The Wanna Be #15 "Legally Yours"
A step back from the whole GDJ thing and a look into the always-good-for-a-flame-war topics of the d20 license, the OGL, Ryan Dancey, and public use of the letter "m".
The Wanna Be Getting Religion
Can you imagine what that does to a kid? The human race is particularly self-centered and we are all raving maniacs by varying degrees. As children we somehow get the notion that we are the most important person in the…
The Wannabe 14: WWFFCD?
Chances are, as the project progresses Ill have to get some help. Especially if it is turns out to be a commercial project. At which point, Ill probably have to hire an artist and my own work will only serve as a…