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“Core Ethos”: Adventure design via the Nanopitch.
This post was originally written by me for submission to Gamecrafters.net. Thanks Brian for giving me an outlet! ————— One of the groups I currently run is taking a short break while I prepare for,...
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The Shared Experience of Story Telling
Spinning a yarn This post was originally written by me for submission to Gamecrafters.net. Thanks Brian for giving me an outlet! ————— I just read a great article over on Dungeon’s Master and I’d like...
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Dealing with new “interesting” table dynamics
Ok, so one of the inspirations I plan to use for discussions on this blog will be games I’m running or playing in. Currently, I’m running a 4E campaign at Heroic Tier. It’s interesting because until I...
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Emulating rehearsal during your game prep
Simulate your battle during prep Over on Dungeon’s Master, Ameron writes an interesting post about DM rehearsal. He discusses his experiences with regard to running D&D Encounters for two groups....
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Hunter’s Quarry “Hook of the Week”: The Prodigal Brother.
Ok, so I’ve been brainstorming with a close friend of mine. We’ve been discussing the concept of RPG Hooks. We’ve mashed up several ideas about how to come up with them, how to share them, and what...
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Do Your Players Have Friends?
This is an interesting question. I don’t mean the players at your table. I mean their characters. Do they have family? I know it’s common in RPGs to have a mostly deceased family. Afterall, we need...
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“Always Go Left”: A Game Breaker?
As I’ve mentioned before, I recently finished running my D&D group through the published adventure; Cairn of the Winter King. This is the adventure that comes included in the Monster Vault boxed...
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Poll of the Week. What’s a DM to do?
I was recently involved in an online conversation. A player relatively new to 4E was asking a group of more experienced gamers, myself included, about a situation he encountered and how we would have...
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Maintaining Momentum……for an entire year
I recently had lunch with one of my players and we discussed the current state of our game (and he very kindly commented that I’ve been ignoring this site). Beyond the general consensus that people are...
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Everything I need to know about being a father, I learned from D&D
Ok, well, perhaps that isn’t literally true, but give me a chance to explain…. So, I was giving my 22 month old son a bath last night and I got to thinking about a D&D campaign I’m currently...
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Trying Something New.
A close friend (and player in the group I run for) and I often sit around and discuss gaming, RPGs, game theory, dos and don’ts and whatnot. Sometimes it’s over lunch. Sometimes it’s after a game...
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