“Does a bear shit in the woods?” “You might know but your character doesn’t, give me a nature check. ” “Err, 7?.” “You’re unsure whether bears do indeed shit in the woods.” I wish I was being facetious but this… Read More ›
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Missing the heart of the journey – Travel in RPG’s
Humans have to an incredibly large degree removed the ‘journey’ from a journey. The 2170 mile Oregon trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon, for example, would have taken roughly 144 days to complete going at an average pace of 15… Read More ›
Gamesmasters, no excuses, run your games
An article in which I rant at you for making excuses as to why you won’t run whatever game it is you’re running as the gamemaster. You have no excuse. You can always choose to run. Life can get in… Read More ›
Dungeons and Dragons , behind the screen. How you can design a D&D Dungeon as a Dungeon Master
This video is a ‘behind the screen’ look at me designing a dungeon for an upcoming session with my regular group. I want to ‘demystify’ the process of creating D&D campaigns, encounters, dungeons and sessions by showing you the… Read More ›
Oh fuck tomorrow’s game night.
Game night is tomorrow. You want to do some prep but time is limited. What should you put your effort into and what shouldn’t you? What to Prep Structure Having a linked structure allows you to create depth even… Read More ›
The carrot is mightier than the stick .
Lot’s of Games Master’s decry that they cannot control their players. Why wont my players roleplay more? Why do my players always want to murderhobo? Why can’t they take it seriously? I sympathise with them. The best games would be… Read More ›
Oh fuck it’s game night.
In my final year of university I decided to knuckle down on a really long and complex piece of work that I felt my experience had built myself up to. No it wasn’t my dissertation. It was a massively open… Read More ›
