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Setup for Success: DM and Campaign – Still a better love story
Writers tend to be a very specific breed. We have certain things we really like, things we are comfortable and familiar with, and we like to stick to them. When we write, we aren’t just spewing words...
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Setup for Success: Bracing Yourself for the Story You Want to Tell
So very often, we GMs get a special idea in our head. “This time,” we think to ourselves, “I want to really wow my players with a new type of game, something I’ve never run before.” Maybe we watched a...
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Setup for Success: Make Your Games, and Villains, Personal
The best thing a GM can do for a campaign is to make it personal for the players. When players feel attached to a story, and especially when they feel personally responsible for much of its creation,...
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Setup for Success: Beards Are Important
A fundamental part of being a human being is the time spent doing mundane things. When was the last time your campaign included day to day activities? Today we will be talking about how and why to...
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Setup for Success: Tea Time
Societies have unique traditions and behaviors. Bringing these practices into your game can help your cultures feel different and alive. A human tribe who partakes in brutal ritualized hunts is going...
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Setup for Success: Dealing With Death
People die. In a life of survival, in a violent world, everyone’s number comes up sooner or later. The question isn’t when we will die, but how; in what manner, in what place, for what cause. Loss can...
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Setup for Success: The Tribe
Today we will be talking about how the concept of the Tribe can impact your games, and how to use it effectively. As humans, we are primed to need to be in a group. Groups provide us with security,...
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Setup for Success: A Look at the Murder Hobo Mentality
A character who kills everyone they meet can be a source of frustration for many GMs. Quite often, we hear GMs lamenting the fact that their party has turned into a pack of “murder hobos,” homeless...
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Setup for Success: The Point of it All
When you plan a campaign, there are two considerations to make before anything else: What’s the point, and who’s the audience? What’s the point? Consider carefully: What is the purpose of your...
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