RPG Design Zine Two: Tools & Techniques

by Nathan D. Paoletta

6 years ago, I made the RPG Design Zine, a cut-and-paste zine distilling what I'd learned over the 13+ years I've been designing roleplaying games at that time.

I'm back with a sequel, focusing on specific techniques and tools to consider as you make your tabletop rpg design vision a reality.

Like the first zine, I'm using text from my game library to map out what I consider to be the most fruitful, interesting and challenging ways to turn concepts into rules, guidelines and principles that achieve your design goals.

Genres: Nonfiction

24 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2025

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great little collection of ideas about game design. I found this one to start off strong, but to get less useful to me as it went on. That possibly says more about where I am with game design than it does about the book though, and I plan to revisit it in the future.