I know many of you are reading the title of this blog and thinking? But I do play D&D, Pathfinder or any other of the many RPG's out there for stress relief! Board Games, Card Games, and Roleplaying Games are well-known to be a good form of stress relief right? So why would I say to… Continue reading Don’t use your regular RPG for Stress Relief.
Not long ago I got in a twitter conversation about character backstories. One of my followers @CrossingNewLeafe chimed in on a conversation that I had commented on with @theGodDamnDM about making an awesome backstory that will impress your DM. One commenter had stated that they felt that a short backstory was the best. Others had… Continue reading Player Characters Backstories are Not Stories.
Never waste a Critical Failure! Too often I see game masters play forgivingly and handwave a natural one. I say,”Never let a good storytelling opportunity go to waste!” As a Game Master, one of the most often overlooked chances to add more to the story is when one of the players at the table roll… Continue reading Never waste a Critical Failure!
I have a massive collection of plastic and lead figures and they take up a huge amount of space in my game room. Regularly this has me thinking about better ways to use the space that I have. Now I have a considerably large game room and if I am thinking about it. I know some… Continue reading Mixing Figure Flats & Standard Minis.
Setting a good scene can be one of the more rewarding parts of running a good game. Ask yourself how often do you recall great encounters your players have been in but you can not recall where those encounters have been set? A good scene location can lay the foundation of a great encounter. A… Continue reading Setting the Scene, Tournament Session!
So I have been wanting to bring back Hook of the day for some time now. Well, today is the day! I did not want to just throw you guys out a hook. I wanted to show you some of my methods for creating hooks or in some cases entire adventures quickly and simply for… Continue reading Return of Hook of the Day! The Book is the Key.
If you are a game master you might like this version of Encounter Building Rules a bit more. It is certainly worth a look and only 4 pages in length. One of the things I found most useful here is the section on building encounters of Solo monsters Vs. Partys. The suggestion taking a nod back… Continue reading Unearthed Arcana: Building Encounters Alternitive rules
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