<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <id>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/</id><title>Aggregate Cognizance</title><subtitle>A tabletop rpgs blog, focused on fiction-first and narrative games.</subtitle> <updated>2026-04-08T06:38:59-07:00</updated> <author> <name>Wil Hutton</name> <uri>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/</uri> </author><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/feed.xml"/><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/"/> <generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator> <rights> © 2026 Wil Hutton </rights> <icon>/assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico</icon> <logo>/assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png</logo> <entry><title>"Theater of the Mind" Is a Bad Name for the Default</title><link href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/theater-of-the-mind/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="&amp;quot;Theater of the Mind&amp;quot; Is a Bad Name for the Default" /><published>2026-04-08T00:00:00-07:00</published> <updated>2026-04-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated> <id>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/theater-of-the-mind/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/theater-of-the-mind/" /> <author> <name>Wil Hutton</name> </author> <category term="Discourse" /> <summary>The term has accumulated a lot of baggage, and it's pointing at the wrong thing anyway.</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Demystify the GM</title><link href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/demystify-the-GM/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Demystify the GM" /><published>2024-12-12T23:00:00-08:00</published> <updated>2024-12-12T23:00:00-08:00</updated> <id>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/demystify-the-GM/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/demystify-the-GM/" /> <author> <name>Wil Hutton</name> </author> <category term="Discourse" /> <summary>...and dethrone them</summary> </entry> <entry><title>The Fallen in Tribes in the Dark</title><link href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/titd-have-nots/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Fallen in Tribes in the Dark" /><published>2024-11-17T23:00:00-08:00</published> <updated>2024-11-17T23:00:00-08:00</updated> <id>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/titd-have-nots/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/titd-have-nots/" /> <author> <name>Wil Hutton</name> </author> <category term="Tribes in the Dark" /> <summary>Crafting a Nuanced Narrative of Oppression and Resilience</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Lyin' NPCs</title><link href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/lyin-npcs/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Lyin&amp;apos; NPCs" /><published>2024-11-13T23:00:00-08:00</published> <updated>2024-11-13T23:00:00-08:00</updated> <id>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/lyin-npcs/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/lyin-npcs/" /> <author> <name>Wil Hutton</name> </author> <category term="GMing" /> <summary>A few tips on making NPCs that players know when (and when not to) trust</summary> </entry> <entry><title>Licensed Games Are Great</title><link href="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/licensed-games/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Licensed Games Are Great" /><published>2024-11-01T00:00:00-07:00</published> <updated>2024-11-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated> <id>https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/licensed-games/</id> <content type="text/html" src="https://rivetgeekwil.github.io/p/licensed-games/" /> <author> <name>Wil Hutton</name> </author> <category term="Discourse" /> <summary>And a few reasons why</summary> </entry> </feed>
