Tag: Game Master Advice

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Thrills and Chills: Adding Horror to your Game

October 7, 2020

Fear is one of those primal emotions in humans–the other being laughter. Both a panicked cry and a sudden laugh are involuntary physical reactions to a stimulus. When role-playing, we’re embodying a character to feel their triumphs and pains, but fear and laughter are the most potent.

Well-used horror ramps up stakes, slowly winding up the tension before allowing for some kind of catharsis at the end. Let’s see how we can use those elements to improve our action-adventure D&D game!

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My relic, your relic, our relic

September 28, 2020

Gonz

Introducing relics in your campaign doesn’t need to be as difficult as it sounds.

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Cloak & Dagger: Adding Intrigue to Your D&D Game

September 17, 2020

aravar27

Intrigue is more than just a style of campaign. Intrigue means questions, suspense, and information–things which all campaigns have in some measure. In this post, let’s take a look at how to sprinkle intrigue and mystery into any game, regardless of genre!

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Adding a Hint of Flavor: Teleportation Spells

August 11, 2020

aravar27

Spell flavoring is one of the most useful tools in your toolbox for making your D&D world come alive! Here’s a quick list of flavor text and options for a variety of teleportation spells in the game.

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Revamped Lycanthropy Ruleset

August 3, 2020

aravar27

In this breakdown of lycanthropy rules, we get a little crunchier than the current system! This system revolves around battling for control of the werewolf spirit every full moon, with four stages of mastery for any character that chooses to resist.

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Getting Started with RPG Duets

July 17, 2020

Steve Rakner

Want to get started with a two-player D&D Game? Check out how to start an RPG Duet!

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The Silk Heist – Questing through History

May 20, 2020

Tangled Cloak

Two monks walk into 6th century China… The greatest heist in history, and using it to build a framework for intrigue in your games.

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Skills & Powers: From the table to the office

May 12, 2020

Arikanthus

Should tabletop RPGs be added to your résumés? Do they teach you valuable life skills and lessons? The Tipsy Geek says “Absolutely!” Let’s investigate what skills can be acquired from spending hours upon hours playing and preparing tabletop games.

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Words and Whimsy (A to Z)

April 28, 2020

Sea of Stars RPG

Do not get lost in whimsy, do mine ancient texts for magical words.