Connecting Character Threads
Last week’s worldbuilding post discussed how to best integrate character backstory into your story’s overall plot. Today’s post is an extension of that topic and delves into how to best…
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Using Magic in TTRPGs
For people who haven’t played stories before, one of the first images that’s conjured is a noble knight or a powerful wizard doing battle with an enormous dragon. Fire is…
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Goals For Your First Session
Whether you’re an experienced or first time GM, planning your campaign’s first session, as fun as it is, brings some pressure along for the ride as well. You want all…
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Integrating Character Backstory
When you’re the GM of a tabletop role-playing game, it’s pretty standard to expect that the players’ characters will come with various degrees of backstories. Some will be short and…
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Isaiah the Gray, Part 10
Part 9 (rest at the bottom): https://storytogether.com/2020/04/30/isaiah-the-gray-part-9/ The Obvious Question “Who are the Gray?” asks Isaiah. Captain Issac ponders a moment as his lieutenants look-on nervously, knowing he’s being prevented…
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What To Do On Your Turn
Being a new player can sometimes be an intimidating experience. You’re often surrounded by folks who know exactly what to do when, where, how, and why. So when the GM…
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The Yin & Yang of TTRPG Worldbuilding
Balance is a crucially important component of worldbuilding. The players need to feel there’s a harmony between the story’s traditional yin and yang: role-playing and combat. Yes, there’s a obvious…
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Navigating Long TTRPG Sessions
You’ve been playing for six hours – and everyone is having a great time. But you’re running out of material and you’re starting to lose focus. Eventually, the story’s flow…
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Isaiah the Gray, Part 9
Part 8 (others at the bottom): https://storytogether.com/2020/04/16/isaiah-the-gray-part-8/ The Gray “Who are you all?” asks Isaiah. “We are the Gray,” answers Captain Issac, a bit matter-of-factly. For the first time since…
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Seeing Through the Rules
Learning new games can be difficult at times. More complex ones especially require that you take the time, really digest the rules, and work with the other players to ensure…
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The “Glue” Between TTRPG Scenes
We’ve talked about your tabletop role-playing story’s momentum a number of times in this space in weeks past. Today’s post focuses-in on a topic which deserves more attention in this…
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What’s a “Character Sheet”?
One of the first questions I get when a new player joins the table is “what’s a character sheet?” Those of us who have been playing for awhile tend to…
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