Jeff Ashworth, author of the bestselling Game Master series of
resource books for the world's most popular roleplaying game, combines
his depth of knowledge about the mechanics of dice-based RPGs and the
universal experiences gathered while playing a campaign to create a
ruleset for leveling up your own life.
Featuring invaluable lessons drawn directly from TTRPGs such as Dungeons
& Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Blades in the Dark, Fiasco and other
TTRPGs ("Always check for traps;" "Never underestimate the power of a
short rest;" "Don't feed the trolls") as well as in-depth analyses of
the ways in which these games' character archetypes can be successful
models for varying approaches to life ("Rage is My Armor: How to Live
Like a Barbarian and Keep Your Job"), this player's handbook for the
game of life also features high concept illustrations of (and strategies
for defeating) horrifying real-world monsters like that pile of junk in
the garage, the soul-sucking ghost of nostalgia and the many-headed
hydra that is the work/life balance.
With more hilarious, practical lessons than you can fit in a bag of
holding, and referencing more than a dozen popular tabletop roleplaying
games, it's a self-improvement book for anyone seeking guidance (both
the spell and the advice) in their daily lives.
