Isaiah the Gray, Part 14 #TBTRPG
Continuing from last week’s Isaiah the Gray #TBTRPG story, the hundred-faced man, They, speaks: “Welcome Isaiah, Jimmy, Issac. Come, there is much to discuss.” Isaiah, Jimmy C, and Captain Issac…
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Hercules’ True Hero Moment #ifthiswereaTTRPG
This week’s #ifthiswereaTTRPG post comes from another favorite Disney movie of mine: Hercules. Much of the beginning and middle of Hercules is dedicated to Hercules’ quest to become a “true…
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Staying Present as a Tabletop RPG Player
Being present when playing a story is a lot like having a great conversation. The flow is natural, the topics engaging, the details enlightening, and atmosphere fun. Today’s #newbieTuesday post…
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Narrative Authority in Tabletop RPGs
Today’s #GMAdvice stems from a fantastic article by Hayley Gordon with Storybrewers (@storybrewers on Twitter) that centers on the topic of narrative authority in TTRPGs. The example Hayley uses to…
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Isaiah the Gray, Part 13 #TBTRPG
Continuing from last week’s Isaiah the Gray #TBTRPG story, the First smiles: “May the Darkness be with you.” Isaiah, Jimmy C, and Captain Issac leave the chamber without saying another…
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Toy Story #ifthiswereaTTRPG
The previous two #ifthiswereaTTRPG posts dealt with characters who succeeded in their “rolls” – Frodo, and the President of Melcor – so today, we’re going to examine a famous failed…
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Your First Tabletop RPG One-Shot Session
In the spirit of yesterday’s post regarding one-off TTRPG sessions, today’s #newbieTuesday advice is all about your first one-off! In contrast to a longer-term tabletop story, one-offs are a one-time-only…
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Tabletop RPG One-Shot Tips
Today’s #worldbuildingMonday covers a bit of a different topic: one-off/one-shot stories. Typically, our Monday worldbuilding advice has been centered around persistent worlds that GMs/players are in for, hopefully, quite some…
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The Couriers, Episode 8
It’s release day at StoryTogether and we’re proud to present Episode 8 of The Couriers! There are only three episodes left in Season 1 and we’ve been doing a lot…
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How DMs/GMs Can Best Manage Conflict in Their Stories
A few weeks ago, we discussed managing sources of conflict from a worldbuilder’s point of view. Today on #GMAdvice we’ll talk about the same topic from the GM’s POV. Level…
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Isaiah the Gray, Part 12 #TBTRPG
Continuing from last week’s Isaiah the Gray #TBTRPG story, Isaiah responds to the Captain: “I wish I knew. I hope we help solve that here. Now, let’s keep going.” The…
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First Contact, #ifthiswereaTTRPG
I originally got the idea of #ifthiswereaTTRPG post series from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4 episode “First Contact.” In the episode, the Enterprise crew is clandestinely evaluating…
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