F is for Failing Forward

From the Dictionary of Fearless Gaming

Inspiration for Don and Mouse

I recently ran a game for a friend. One player, one gm. About an hour-ish, so it’s pretty tight. The whole session takes place at a remote gas station. Out of maybe five opposed dice rolls, he wins one —maybe.

Failing forward is this technique we hear about not letting failed dice checks put up an impassable wall, a dead-en…