Tips and suggestions on how to improve your storytelling.
I came across another interesting post at Reality Refracted talking about plot hooks and asking the question, “How many should you have?” A.L. does a great job of making the argument that you should have as many plot hooks as you can handle as a GM: If possible, the GM should have infinite plot hooks…
Today marks a rather special convergence, at least for me anyway. This is my 300th post on the blog, it falls on 3/3 and today, at 3:30, I have an appointment to pick up a ‘new’ to me vehicle – that’s a lot of threes and must mean something. To be honest, the number three…
“You meet at the local tavern . . . . . . . ” How many times have you heard that at the gaming table? The tavern is one of those locations that every game seems to have and frequently used as a stop over, a way of meeting a contact, or just picking up…
I come across a lot of interesting posts and pieces of information as I wander across the Internet and came across a post Simple is Good by Troll Lord of The Dens. It’s a short post that talks about the the fun he recently had with a weekend full of gaming, something I think all…
As a GM we’re frequently called upon to build worlds, vast organizations, and plots that literally shake the very foundations of what we build. But what about something a bit closer to home, something aimed more at a singular character as opposed to the whole planet? That’s the topic of A.L.’s post, Crafting A Personal…
From goulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night Good Lord, deliver us! – The Cornish and West Country Litany, 1926 Update: The blog carnival is over – be sure to check out the wrap-up. Once again into the darkness of the All Hallows Eve the RPGA Carnival…
