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Do You Speak in Ellipses? A Common GM Mistake (And How to Fix It)

Here’s a way to instantly improve communication at your game table and keep your players more engaged than ever. There’s a common, often overlooked, communication habit that might be subtly sabotaging your sessions. In today’s tip, I’ll share a powerful, easy-to-implement way to eliminate choppy descriptions and ensure seamless interaction. Speaking in Ellipses… I’ve noticed […]

An Innovative XP System: Buying Your Next Level

Today, I’m sharing an interesting XP system from Wizard of Adventure @valenpendragon where you buy your next level. This method of XP came up during last Saturday’s monthly Wizard of Adventure Q&A call. Speaking of which, Wizards of Adventure: the call recording (MP4, MP3, transcript) from Saturday is now available here. I found the system […]

A Simple Table for Rumours

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1035 RPT GM Chad Hooper shares this great approach for NPC roleplay and rumours: I use a News & Events percentile table. I roll every time PCs enter a new area or meet someone who shares rumors. Everything 75 or above on the table is a national or global-impacting event. Some examples […]

Campaign’s Pillars: How to Pacing Your Game’s Exciting Moments

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1034 Manage pace during sessions instead of scripting it. This lets you react to your game as it unfolds and is one less strict plan you must track. But, leaving pace to encounter-level decisions burden you with yet another thing. Until you’ve made pacing a habit and can spot opportunities to switch […]

d6 Ways to Spice Up Next Session

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1032 Sometimes things get dull, predictable, and stale. Your players get into the same old rut of “break down the door, kill the monster, take the loot.” Or if your group is more into roleplaying, perhaps it’s “meet the NPC, kill the NPC, Speak With Dead.” lol. Next session, let’s mix it […]

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.

7 Great Mapping Apps You Might Not Have Heard Of Before

Mapping software is a personal thing. I know what I like. Within moments of opening software I know if I’m going to be in for a rough time.