Petrichor 365 – Port Imperial
Sea of Stars RPG#Dungeon23 is a neat idea but I do not need a megadungeon, so I am going to reframe it to help me build a city in my setting instead.
Tag: GM Techniques
Genre Police: All Adventurers Welcome
Geek NativeIn fantasy worlds, there’s no need to assume that people of any stripe have been held back by the oppression of the more powerful or that their culture mirrors Earth.
RPG designer John-Matthew DeFoggi on how a time jump can serve your players and setting
Pretty much every GM has been in this situation. Whether you are playing in your favorite published setting or in your lovingly crafted homebrew world, the world can seem stale after a few campaigns. Players know the characters, the problems, and the status quo.
Genre Police: Widescreen
We aren’t fighting to save one person but stop cities from falling. The locations should be many and different, with players maybe visiting several epic and different locations in every story arc, perhaps sometimes in the same session.
Genre Police: Self-Centred Design
It’s very easy to listen to videos, read articles about GMing, and get caught up in the ‘things you must do to be a good GM’ mentality. So I’m here to tell you to breathe and relax.
Charisma Saves: Improving Improv
Welcome to Charisma Saves, a column devoted to the “RP” in RPG. While there is a plethora of gaming advice on every single mechanical process and how to improve them, this section examines the less structured aspects of many role-playing games. This will be a focused look at improving improv and how it can facilitate a more imaginative space for players and GMs.
Genre Police: Un-Genre Police
A look at system hacking and ways to do it better than the last time Ben and a bunch of friends attempted it.
Genre Police: Contenders, Ready!
Players should be competing in a series of different and varied challenges that allow them to gather points towards a qualifier for the second round and then add more in that round so that the top two can compete in the final. This allows players to gather points in different ways and tell their own stories.
Genre Police: Watching the detectives
One of the genres I never covered in any great detail in my early articles was the detective genre.
August Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#77)
Shadowrun campaign news and a new Screamsheet.