Category: Campaigns

So You Want to Write an Asian Campaign Setting (Part 1: Historical China)

Posted by Daniel Kwan | Nov 29, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns, Editorials, Game Mastering, Tools for GMs, Worldbuilding

So you want to try your hand at creating an East Asian Fantasy campaign setting? Start with some valuable research from Daniel Kwan’s favourites!

Randomer Encounters

Posted by Chris Baker | Apr 29, 2019 | Campaigns, Encounters, Game Mastering, Tools for GMs, Treasure Tables

If you have run a game campaign for any...

Are Two Stories Better than One?

Posted by Craig Dedrick | Feb 8, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns, Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Â A number of years ago, I decided to try...

Chris Chinn, Backdrop Plots and Home Bases with Personality

Posted by Martin-TT | Oct 11, 2007 | Campaigns, Online Resources, PCs, Worldbuilding

Link roundups like this one make me feel like...

Recurring Elements: Bond’s Fast, Sexy Car

Posted by Martin-TT | Oct 8, 2007 | Campaigns

Think about James Bond for a moment. He’s...

Campaign Prequels

Posted by Martin-TT | Oct 6, 2007 | Campaigns, Guest Posts, PCs

TT reader Joaquim Ball-llosera (Quim in the...

How Much Do You Recycle Between Campaigns?

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 25, 2007 | Campaigns

I’m back from Michigan but nowhere near...

Co-GMing, Campaign Tips and the New Breed of GMing Blogs

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 24, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns

For today, two GMing links and a smidgen of...

Great Campaigns: One Out of Three Ain’t Bad

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 21, 2007 | Campaigns, Nature of GMing

This guest post by longtime GM and fellow GM-Fu...

GMing Short Weeknight Games

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 17, 2007 | Campaigns

Summer is always a bad time for my group when it...

Campaign Worlds Should be Shaken, Not Stirred

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 13, 2007 | Campaigns

In the same way that you should drive your NPCs...

The Californication Principle

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 11, 2007 | Campaigns, PCs, Scenarios

Alysia and I have gotten sucked into...

Campaigns: Starting Up Again After a Hiatus

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 31, 2007 | Campaigns

Tomorrow night, my group is picking up our...

RPG Blog II, Obsidian Portal, The Groovecast, TT Photos

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 30, 2007 | Campaigns, Cons and Events, Online Resources, TT Info and News

For today’s roundup, four markedly...

Name Your Campaigns and Adventures

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 29, 2007 | Campaigns, Scenarios

A few observations on naming campaigns and...

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