Being present when you’re playing a story is a lot like having a great conversation. The flow is natural, the topics are engaging, the details enlightening, and the atmosphere, fun. So today’s Newbie Tuesday post offers advice on how to stay present within the flow of playing stories so you can have an even better…
We’ve all been there: you’ve finished setting up an exciting new arc in your tabletop RPG story and you’re pumped to get started. But right after its first prompt, the players go off in an unexpected & unintended direction, focusing their attention on something else entirely. Frustration can set in, clouding your attitude. Today’s Worldbuilding…
Group problem solving is a core element of the tabletop role-playing game experience. Social situations, puzzles, and even combat oftentimes require a degree of creative problem solving amongst the group of players. So today’s Newbie Tuesday post is all about how to approach tabletop RPG problem solving with the right mindset…having fun! It’s About Fun,…
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, these players just have a hard time envisioning themselves in the GM chair. Today’s Worldbuilding Monday post though aims to help erase some of those doubts by shining…
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…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/11/12/isaiah-the-gray-part-28/ Who is “Us”? “Who is “us”? replies Isaiah, to no one in particular. The voices in Isaiah’s head echo in his mind’s eye. “We are the Light, the Yin to the Darkness’ Yang. We go by many names, Isaiah the Gray. You are here…at the fount dedicated to the Light. A component of…
Borrowing elements from other stories is a perfectly natural part of worldbuilding. You get inspired by great scenes, moments, and dialogue from movies, TV, video games, and books. And you want to find a way to translate that inspiration to your tabletop RPG. So today’s Worldbuilding Monday post is about how to stay on the…
In many tabletop RPGs today, the worldbuilder and the GM/DM are the same person. They are responsible for the story world, its setup, its “main plot,” as well as conducting & guiding the story along with all of the players and their characters. As worldbuilding winds down – and character creation begins – there’s a…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2019/12/30/isaiah-the-gray-part-28-tbtrpg/ Why Are You Here? Isaiah is calm, perhaps unnaturally so. “I am Isaiah Gray,” he says. “Are you Roshannon Darek?” Roshannon stands still for a moment, staring at Isaiah, using the Force to try and discern his intent. How can he be standing there, amid this flood of Light Side Force Energy, so…
The Mind’s Eye is our canvas of limitless possibilities. This “theater of the mind” empowers us to collectively and concurrently experience art, music, stories…any shared part of the human creative diaspora. And for tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), it’s the platform for our shared story experiences. “A stout bush sits atop a tall mountain, looking over…