Author: Josh Storey

About The Author

Josh Storey

In his life, Josh has only ever had three career ambitions: astronaut, Superman, and storyteller. Since he's no good at math and (as far as his parents will admit) not from Krypton, he's going with option three.

A Simple Systemless System to Solve Story SOMO

Posted by Josh Storey | Jun 14, 2023 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

S.O.M.O. (so•mo) | noun: Scared of Missing Out....

Run Your Campaign Like a Romance Novel

Posted by Josh Storey | May 1, 2023 | Game Mastering

I don’t want to talk about Luke Skywalker...

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