The Insight: Our Thoughtful Writer’s Quest To Curate The Perfect Library in Skyrim Led Her To Collect A Mammoth 123 Tomes – So Far!

By Sarah Doherty Granoff In the frozen waste between Windhelm and Winterhold, in the snowiest and northernmost expanses of the continent of Skyrim, Fort Kastav sits, imposing and gloomy, just off the main road. Once a military structure, the fortress is now home to a collection of conjurers and necromancers, and lashes out with potentially…

Party On: The Import of the Group Within RPGs

By comparing the culture within western and eastern RPGS, the author argues that plot in role playing games hinges not on one protagonist, but upon a motley crew of characters. by Robert Gordon In the world of role playing games, it’s the ensemble that’s key to plot formation. Though  video game characters can be motivated…