Have you ever wondered what all the hype is about with these “tabletop role-playing games”? Maybe you’re interested in playing stories for the first time…but don’t quite know how to get started? Well, then this week’s newbie post is tailor-made for you! Read the below to jump right into tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) in no…
On the surface, the sheer scale and variety of tabletop RPG systems makes it seem as though your story – your world – is meant to be tailored to just one of them. That it’s your world which needs to confirm to their rules in order to be brought to life. Today’s Worldbuilding Monday post aims to help reverse…
When we’re confronted with a choice, it’s the thought-provoking ones that most often stick with us. While “would you like a free pizza?” is certainly compelling. But “would you rather give up pizza or pasta?” is a more thought-provoking question. When your tabletop RPG’s choices are thought-provoking, multi-dimensional, and have gray area(s), the story you’re…
A lot of time and attention is spent on what makes your tabletop RPG character special, smart, strong, capable etc. But well-rounded characters most oftentimes aren’t perfect. Like us, they have flaws, they struggle, and they make mistakes. So today’s Newbie Tuesday post is all about your tabletop RPG character’s flaws…and how to add them…
Whenever a tabletop story begins, Schrodinger’s character exists: are they just words on a page? Or are they a real and tangible being? As GMs/DMs, we’re tasked with providing the story canvas from which these characters can truly be brought to life. So this week’s Worldbuilding advice is all about the process of providing that…
In stories today, shock value has in many cases replaced the simple beauty of being in awe. That sense of amazement – of wonder – is both an underrated and crucial component of tabletop role-playing game stories as well. This week’s GM/DM advice aims to help the worldbuilder invest in these moments so that the…
Being a character in a story can sometimes be a confusing concept for new players. And making choices on your character’s behalf isn’t immediately intuitive for lots of folks either. Add-in all the rules, the stats, the math…and oftentimes you’ve got yourself a recipe for a bit of a slog for new players at the…
I’ve spoken with many tabletop RPG players who are intimidated by the idea of being a GM/DM. Whether it’s conducting a session, doing the voices, or worldbuilding, or anything/everything in between, these players just have a hard time envisioning themselves in the GM/DM chair. So today’s Worldbuilding Monday post aims to help erase some of…
Life goes by fast. Faster than you’d ever expect. And with the pace of modern living, it’s all the more difficult to appreciate the truly important moments of our lives in real time. And for those of us who get so much out of playing stories together, this sentiment holds doubly true. So this week’s…
In both real life and tabletop RPGs, choices have tangible consequences. When you’re playing a story, its ultimate quality strongly correlates with the players’ choices & their corresponding consequences. So today’s Newbie Tuesday post is all about the importance of those consequences and how new players can begin to dig deeper with their constituent choice(s).…
