So you signed up to play a game of Tales from the Loop from Free League with your StartPlaying GM and you need to make a character? Well, get out your walkman, put on your leg warmers, and let’s make you a character. In Tales from the Loop you play as kids in a 1980’s that never was, dealing with bullies, trying to figure out how to ask your crush to the dance, and investigating the robots that escaped from the Loop. This is a game about solving mysteries and trying to grow up. This is a game about being a kid.

There are ten parts to making a character in Draw Steel: Think, Ancestry, Culture, Career, Class, Kit, Free Strikes, Complication, Determine Additional Details, and Make Connections.

The concept of “professional Dungeon Master” has been around for years now, but I still get one question whenever my career comes up: who would pay to play Dungeons & Dragons? 

Getting into the game of D&D requires little to no actual stuff, you just need the rules, a sheet of paper, and a willingness to roleplay. However, there are a ton of fun items that go along with the game that can heighten play itself or simply entertain D&D players.

Part of what makes this system great is how easy the character creation process is. It contains enough complexity to allow for fun build options, but is simple enough to not overwhelm the player with too many options and descriptions.

Making your Daggerheart character is not dissimilar to other fantasy tabletop systems with which you might already be familiar.

Here are some fun, friendly, and casual ways to get your friends to play Dungeons & Dragons.

Go, go Power Rangers! It’s time to live out your multicolored, powered hero fantasy!