Illusions of Depth: Factions Example
Last week I shared a technique that’s been...
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Illusions of Depth: Factions and Teams
Places are cool, but it’s people who make...
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In a Timely Fashion
Today’s guest article was written by John...
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Fair or Foul? Rewriting Characters
A few years ago I decided that I wanted to run a...
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Things You Can Learn From Pixar’s 22 Story Rules – Part 2
Recently, Emma Coats — a storyboard artist at...
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Things You Can Learn From Pixar’s 22 Story Basics – Part 1
Recently, Emma Coats – a storyboard artist...
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Bucket Lists For Players and Characters
A while back I was asked by someone what was on...
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Controlling How Much Detail is Needed for the Game
Details. I have such a love/hate relationship...
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Game Currency: There’s More Than Money At Stake
In many ways GM’s have it easier in...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: 10 Steps To A DIY Map, Part 4
The journey to transform a useful, but...
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Take a Risk, or Take a Pass
If you want to be a great GM you must risk your...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: 10 Steps To A DIY Map, Part 3
In this third installment on my series of...
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A Lightweight System for Random Encounters: d10+d10
For my Bleakstone hex crawl, I decided I wanted...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: 10 Steps To A DIY Map, Part 2
In the first part of this series I explained ...
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Deep as a Puddle: Questionnaires and Tarot
It’s Characters All The Way Down From both...
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