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Comment on TRYING OUT THE ALEXANDRIAN’S URBANCRAWL SYSTEM: DESIGNING THE CITY OF JUNTIAL PART 5 by Brandon Kohn

Brandon Kohn — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:02:08 +0000

Someday 😀

Comment on You Want To Become a DM/GM? – Tips & Tricks by OhioHedgehog

OhioHedgehog — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:50:14 +0000

Nice article. The only thing I might suggest adding? Find a mentor. Someone to bounce ideas off of. Someone who can see the things in your blind spot. I’m fortunate to have two in my life. I only draw on them about once a month but they can be priceless!

Comment on Commenting System Changes and User Cleanup by Kristan Ludlow

Kristan Ludlow — Sun, 28 May 2023 20:08:40 +0000

oh noes! My account is long gone. oh well. I’ll make a new one!

Comment on How Infinitas DM Saved My Digital Mapping by Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 17 May 2023 16:26:00 +0000

I can’t believe more people haven’t used Infinitas DM for their local games. I like it for my school group so I can project a dungeon map on the white board for all the players to see without giving away too many things.

Comment on Losing Interest by Richard a grove

Richard a grove — Sun, 14 May 2023 15:42:44 +0000

Ive had issues for years maintaining an interest very long but in my case it happens more frequently as is thankfully temporary. Ill spend weeks preparing a new game to run, be totally stoked about it and then after maybe 5 or 6 sessions start to notice something else. Once this starts there is no stopping it, the new shiny thing just gets my attention and the old one becomes dull and uninteresting. I used to struggle and cling to whatever game I was running but it became a chore, a burden and finally Id just give up. Ive sense decided that I deserve to have fun too so when the game loses its luster, I move to something else. Chances are Ill return to it eventually, possibly within a few months even after visiting a few other games. This is tough on players I know and I try to feed my addiction sometimes with solo efforts but in the end they pretty much have to tolerate this if they want me to GM.

Comment on A Point Buy Feats System To Open Up Your D&D Games by Patric Hays

Patric Hays — Sat, 13 May 2023 13:29:31 +0000

This is a very cool idea! I like that it makes characters more customizable.

Comment on Run Your Campaign Like a Romance Novel by john neighbor

john neighbor — Fri, 12 May 2023 02:39:59 +0000

don’t steal your ideas from star wars… steal them from star trek. great.

Comment on Run Your Campaign Like a Romance Novel by Catherine R Cherry

Catherine R Cherry — Tue, 02 May 2023 20:17:40 +0000

Fuck yeah. More of this please. Witty, geeky (with referenecs even I’m surprised got used), and thoughtful, Josh’s article tackles something deeply personal for many of us. I adore the framework he’s given, as well as the encouragement, to run a different kind of game.

Can’t wait to use it!

Comment on Narrow and Broad Games by Rickard Elimää

Rickard Elimää — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:45:09 +0000

Another thing to ponder is how some games can have multiple Situations, for example having meta play and play. In Ars Magica, you play both wizards and their henchmen. The wizards are on a different “layer” when it comes to the decision-making, while the henchmen are more traditional adventurers.

Comment on Narrow and Broad Games by Rickard Elimää

Rickard Elimää — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:39:33 +0000

Thoughtful article. One way of broadening a narrow game is to combine it with another game. In a way, the Free League’s games are like this. It’s the same game in different packages, and you can combine them to get “kids on space bikes meets aliens”, for examples. I’m currently playing with the idea of combining Unknown Armies with City of Mist and Kingdom of Nothing.