Twisted Holiday Plot Devices
Christmas is almost upon us again! I realize that there are only going to be a few groups playing over the holiday as many people take off to visit family, but I’m a nice guy and don’t mind catering to...
View ArticleHow to Role-play a New Year
I’m not sure about you, but I have never given much thought as to how Players and NPCs might react to the new year in their culture. Many traditions in our own world have vastly different views about...
View ArticleDon’t Neglect Story Telling
Recently, I read newbiedm’s post about building an adventure which has advice on what to do and not do with regards to writing your own scenarios. I won’t recap over all of these suggestions here, as...
View ArticleNew Feature: Plot Hook Ideas
As you may have noticed, I have not posted much lately. My weekly gaming group has been down too many people to role-play very often, so we have mostly stuck to board games. On the weeks that we did...
View ArticleCombining Other Interests with Role-Playing
There are many cases that I have witnessed in which a player’s or DM’s other areas of interests have slipped into a role-playing session or campaign. In many cases this can add to the story, the...
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