Tag: story
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A new model for classifying RPGs and Play Styles – Part “2”
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The Y axis on Jason’s model for classifying RPGs and Play Styles: GM radius of management
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Mastering DMing: Tell a Story
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Storytelling is a primal human activity. Before writing existed, we sat around fires and told stories about the stars. Before electricity and television, we wrote plays, novels, and operas. Even…
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Tips for a first-time AD&D DM
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So you’re interested in the way things began? You find yourself wondering with nostalgia and curiosity, “What was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons like when it was first released? What did…
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Should player character death be a possibility?
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Many of you have been writing and tweeting, asking how the Chasing the Dragon project is going. Well, we’re five sessions into The Village of Hommlet and we’ve got two…
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How can you keep your players engaged and excited?
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What was the last movie that you saw? I’m ashamed to say it was Ted. Yes, the Mark Wahlberg movie with Peter Griffin talking for a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear. …
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The DMs Guide to Session Planning
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DMs, do your players always take the path of most resistance? Or are they content to sit in the local tavern for four solid hours, roleplaying and digging up so…