You already know why Betterments are so important, but I’ll recap it anyway. Betterments are not only a big part of game balance, but they also make… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 6: Character Building”

Exiles may seem like a simple little minis game, but beneath its carefree, slapdash exterior is a deeply strategic skirmish game that can be a merciless bitch… Read more “Frontier Survival Guide – Part 2: Sharing is Caring”

HAPPY FUCKING HALLOWEEN! The Ticking Around Exiles Campaign is available for free download!

Hey there! I’m Benson, and I’m one of the principle designers of the Exiles game, if for some reason you didn’t already know that. Exiles is a… Read more “Benson’s Favorite House Rules – The Spirit of the Game”

If you learned anything from the last four of these posts, it should be that the Governor sets the tone of a game. It’s your job to… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 5: Cheaters Never Lose”

I know a lot of you are full of great ideas and awesome stories that you’d love to turn into Scenarios for your Exiles campaign. That’s awesome!… Read more “Writing Your Own Scenarios – Part 1: The Important Bits”

So you’ve read Parts 1, 2, and 3, and you’re feeling pretty good about Governing a game of Exiles, but now the Characters have, like 200 Learnin’… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 4: Even Toadies Can Be Badasses”