If you think the game is about "your story," then you are in trouble.
Category: game mastering advice
Five “Off Label” Tools for Game Masters
Pharmacists call certain applications of drugs "off label" when a drug is prescribed for a condition it has no approval for. Here are some "off label" tools for game masters.
Micro Exposition for Game Masters
Exposition in tabletop role-playing games is unavoidable. That doesn't mean we have to make it boring.
Designing Dilemmas for Dungeon & Dragons
A dilemma is a choice between two undesirable alternatives. Dilemma is one of the most effective and frequently used tools in the story teller's kit. However, it can be challenging to implement in a Dungeons and Dragons game. It is worth learning how to use dilemma in your adventure designs, despite the challenge.
Guest Post: How to Describe a Room with an Encounter
Hi everyone I have another guest post for you. This one is from Stephen of Stephen's Hobby Workshop. He has a goodly number of blog posts about subjects of interest such as sandbox campaigns, megadungeons and low fantasy gaming. He has published an article by me as well and you can find that here. I …
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“A” Way VS. “The” Way
Is this "The" way or is it "A" way?
How I Incorporated Theme Into My Sandbox Game
In RPG's generally and sandbox games especially, theme can be very hard for the game master to create. I do not control or attempt to control the actions of the player characters in the game. If the player characters are the protagonists of their own story and game master has little to no control over what the characters attempt, then how do they become the embodiment of the theme?
