In any tabletop RPG story, the players need to feel there’s harmony between the traditional TTRPG yin and yang: role-playing (RP) and combat. The ratio between these two sides of the tabletop RPG coin form the foundation of great played stories. So today’s worldbuilding advice digs a bit deeper into the GM’s options with that…
As intuitive or not as it may seem, there is tremendous synergy between meditating and tabletop role-playing game worldbuilding. When you’re able to clear the palate of your mind’s eye, it opens you up to explore your story world in ways you may never have thought possible. So today’s Worldbuilding Monday post is all about…
The characters in your tabletop roleplaying 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…
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…
A tabletop role-playing game story is not a straight line between points A and B. There are many twists and turns, some planned for, some completely unforeseen. Sometimes these tangents are the table’s favorite times. But on the other side of the coin, sometimes they aren’t worth the time spent on them. So today’s Worldbuilding…
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 post aims to help reverse that…
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 conform to their rules in order to be brought to life… Today’s Worldbuilding Monday post aims to help reverse…
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 “awe” moments so that…
When you sit down to start your next tabletop RPG (TTRPG) campaign, you’re sitting at a fertile, nearly infinite sandbox of story. 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…
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…
