Today’s post is all about #FourPlinko and RPG mini-games. Never heard of #FourPlinko? Well, that’s okay because it’s a mini-game that I made up for one of our RPGs several years ago! Mini-games are fun little side events GMs can throw into their stories (think Gwent in The Witcher or Blitzball in Final Fantasy) that…
One of the biggest, if not the biggest, barriers to entry for folks who’ve never played a tabletop role playing game before is the gap of perception between what playing stories is actually like vs. what the uninitiated believe it’s like. The next several #newbieTuesday posts will aim to correct some of those misconceptions. The…
For today’s #worldbuildingMonday post, we’re discussing how to set the stage for your world in a pre-session. Many downstream issues can be avoided here with some simple expectation setting exercises. Get everyone to the table. Your goal in a pre-session should be to play a one-off story – perhaps a prequel – using the system…
It’s release day for StoryTogether and we’re thrilled to announce that Episode 5 of Temple of Kings is now live! The group enters the ruined temple in search of the first of the four artifacts, heralds of the world’s destruction. What mysteries of the past will they find inside? And what tests await them in…
Today’s #GMAdvice post is all about listening. Listening is a skill like any other and one that can certainly be improved. Applying that skill as a GM toward your players both individually and as a group is a critically important part of being a storyteller (or, more accurately, a story facilitator). In my experience, the…
Continuing from last week’s #tbtRPG, Isaiah, staring off into the depths of his monitor terminal, has a hand is placed on his shoulder and “It’s time.” whispered behind him. A massive jolt of an almost electrical type feeling courses through Isaiah’s body, mind, and soul. Isaiah calmly stands and turns: a man stands before him,…
Today’s #newbieTuesday post is all about the various systems that can be used to play a story. Think of systems as a set of rules and guidelines you leverage in order to play stories similar to how Monopoly & Gloomhaven have different rules but are both popular board games.There are far too many RPG systems…
We’re incredibly proud to announce the release of Episode 5 of The Couriers! Episode 5 marks a huge shift in both how the players approach their cursed dilemma as well as how the forces arrayed against them pivot as challengers. Episode 5 in an intense and serious affair with an even more serious conclusion &…
Today’s #GMAdvice centers on how GMs can manage their player characters’ backstory. Backstory is history, baggage, and major experiences a character has had before the game/story begins. It’s oftentimes a incredibly fun and engaging process for the players to undertake prior to playing the game. Some players banter and discuss their options, others are more…
Continuing from last week’s #tbtRPG, Isaiah, living in the painful “not quite dead, not quite alive” drudgery of the Coruscant lower class, is at his switchboard when all of a sudden “Tomorrow” in red text flashes on his screen. It’s gone in an instant and Isaiah wonders if he’s finally starting to lose it. Later…