If we’re lucky, we’ll get the opportunity as DMs/GMs to complete our tabletop RPG campaigns. Whether it’s scheduling difficulties or life getting in the way, finishing long-term campaigns can be a relatively rare opportunity. So this week’s DM/GM advice zooms in on how best to capitalize on that good fortune when it occurs – and…
There are many ways to play stories. And virtually all of them have unique ways to define a character. But when it comes to harmonizing the players as a group, having your character’s role being well-defined is crucial. StoryTogether’s StoryNite framework has a character’s talents front and center for how players can customize their role…
Whenever I’m speaking with someone who is just learning about playing stories for the first time, the topic of “talking” as their character invariably comes up. “Do I have to speak in their voice?” “Do I have to say what they would say?” etc. And sometimes, these questions come with a nervous look…does that sound…
When players are coming up with their characters’ backstories, oftentimes they’re not doing so together. So as the GM, when the players submit their characters’ various backstories, it becomes clear pretty quickly that sometimes their various elements can clash with one another. Whether it’s “moral” alignment, their goals, hopes for story direction, or other clashing…
When you sit down to start your next tabletop RPG campaign, you’re sitting at a fertile, nearly infinite sandbox of story. And every TTRPG story is different – its twists and turns, worlds and characters – with its many facets up to the GM & players. So before you all take that crucial first step…
Every group of players at the table is unique. They each have their own wants, needs, goals, and play-styles. Balancing these factors can be a challenge, especially if the players’ perspectives are quite different from one another. Today’s GM/DM advice centers more specifically on how the game master can better balance contrasting play-styles in their…
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 turns to you and says “It’s your turn,” it’s all on you now to act – and that can be scary! So today’s post explains…
The characters in your tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) story are likely to encounter all sorts of obstacles and opportunities. Some are epic battles, others heartbreak, or maybe even summiting your world’s tallest peak. But no matter what those milestones in your story look like, it’s crucial that the theme, meaning, and choices during those experiences…
If you’re a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) story creator, you naturally invest quite a bit of time and energy into worldbuilding. Settings, characters, plot threads…a great deal of effort goes into ironing out these details. Obvious as it may seem, in contrast to film and TV, you need to keep top of mind that you’re…