Make Character Actions Descriptive “Umm… Since I can’t do anything else, I guess, I attack him.” Rolls dice. “Umm… A fourteen, that’s a hit.” Ok, so we’ve all done this. I’m an offender as well. But, when written this way, it’s plain for everyone to see. If you are not being descriptive when declaring your […]
by Andrew Nagy As far as I’m concerned, the cardinal rule of roleplaying, as well as most of life, is “Don’t be a jerk.” Tabletop RPG is a hobby, and as such the highest goal is always to just have fun. People who are jerks (whether it’s the GM or a player) tend to ruin
RPGs: Handling Player and Group Dynamics Questions about problem role-players always come up. This simple tongue-in-cheek guide may help you deal with common problems facing anyone who plays role-playing games. Common Problem Players If you are a player… Problem – “The game master/other player keeps pushing racism, rape, abuse, etc. That is a real life
My Friend Ran A Session Based on a Movie and I Loved It This Reddit post Do the GMs/GMs out there ever steal story elements from things you know your players don’t watch/read for homebrew campaigns? reminded me of a story. The Mid-90’s About 20 years ago, I was trying to create a post-apocalyptic RPG.
My Family was Murdered. Oh, and I Hate Society Most role-players and D&D players have a preferred background. One is used so often, it almost doesn’t need to be mentioned. Come on, you know it: the loner whose family was horribly murdered. Now, he wanders the earth, an empty shell of a man brooding… brooding…
For Your Next RPG Campaign, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone Actors can become stuck playing the same role over and over again. Role-players are no different. But role-players have an advantage. We cast ourselves in a role. Actors, unless they are a select few, do not have that luxury. Why do certain actors get typecast as
Improve RPG Sessions with In Medias Res The April sun awakens the sleepy hamlet of Dunshore. Inside the Lazy Sow Inn, an old man wipes the bar he’s cleaned more than a thousand times. In one corner, an achingly beautiful girl of 17 quietly sweeps the floor. In another corner, three adventurers break their fast.
Improvise Better with the Best Case/Worst Case Die Roll If you happen to be a standup comic or an actor, improvising is possibly quite easy for you. However, most game masters are not comics or actors. Learning how to improvise is incredibly helpful for GMs. Unfortunately, learning to improvise can be challenging, especially if you
