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The Dangling Description Mystery Method Formula — The Secret Sauce To Riveting Descriptions

I was working on a new Faster Combat lesson about the Action Economy last weekend and a lightbulb went off. I know exactly what I want to deliver each time you and I describe something to our players. This applies to descriptions for encounters, NPCs, items, monsters, and locations. This applies to boxed text, bullet […]

Being A Devil With The Details – Intriguing GMing Tips Gleaned From A Con, Part 2

A big learning I had at IntrigueCon was to watch the timing of your details.The second game I played was Night’s Black Agents.

Kill Boxed Text – Dynamic Descriptions Made Easy

This framework does two things for you.First, it guides what you should include in your descriptions.

How Can You Improve Your GM Interaction Time Rating? Improving GM GIT Part II

In a recent Musing I talked about GM Interaction Time (GIT). From the GM’s point of view, that’s a measure of how much of the game is focused on you, the GM, doing GM things.

How Do You Fare At This GMing Performance Rating?

I created a new GMing KPI at a local game convention last weekend. A KPI, or Key Performance Indicator, is a way to measure some important aspect of how well you are running a game.

A Quick Improv Trick

RPT GM Haukur asked how to improv better.It’s said that up to 60% of our brain processes vision. I am definitely a visual person. I understand and remember better what I see and read.

Beat the Uncanny Valley With A Deft Detail

Got a couple concepts to run by you this warm Monday for world-building.

Beef Up Boring Descriptions: “Hey, What’s Happening Over There?”

Try this: The PCs enter a neighbourhood at dawn. Describe it.Pause reading and describe it in your head, out loud, or on paper. Try to capture exactly how you’d describe it at the game table.