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5 Ways To Intensify Your Encounters

Awhile ago I ran an Encounter Intensify challenge. I asked RPT GMs to make one of their encounters more intense. Then they shared with me how they did it.

Use This Simple Technique To Improv Tricky Situations With Great Clarity

Here’s a cool tip from RPT GM Jim B about how to handle roleplay and skill challenges.

Help The Characters Get Into Trouble

Want to make life even more interesting for your players? Follow these three simple steps.

A Mad Lib For Random Festivals

Festivals create awesome backdrops for encounters. The crowds, the noise, the events…the chaos!

A Simple And Fun Way To Run Army Battles

Today, RPT game master Scott Brown shares with us a cool and simple system for running epic army battles as stories in your campaigns.

Example GM Move With Threats Using Lord of the Rings

Last week I discussed the idea of combining cool boardgame mechanics with adventure design to create 1-3 specialGM Moves for your 5 Room Dungeons.

Just Run With It

When the game gives you lemons, you serve up a lemon elemental.

When You Steal This Cheesy Idea You Won’t Believe What Happens Next

Use clickbait as irresistible adventure and encounter hooks.

How To Generate Ideas With Mini-Plots

Here’s a quick and cool plotting tip from fellow Roleplaying Tips GM Jason Brandt in response to my Plot Seeds Generator.

How To Use Plotto For Plot Conflicts

I like it when you let me know about cool tools that aren’t in the typical RPG section.

Obliteration of the Forgotten High Priest

Need a nice dungeon adventure outline in three seconds? Got one for ya.Generator Sage ELF has built an awesome (work-in-progress) Dungeon Adventure Generator using Campaign Logger’s newest features.

Let Players Gaze Into Your Sandbox

The Special Table will be kept secret.Special will contain surprises, clues, and mysteries.

Easy Peasy Wound Tracking In Combat

RPT GM Scott Barrie asked me about how I use knitting row counters to finish fights faster

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The Mother Of All Character Questionnaires

Use this list of questions to construct or add to your own character questionnaire. Character depth comes from player introspection. Prod your players to put a little thought into their PCs. This will pay you a lot of dividends as your campaigns progresses. You can use answers to design around character drives, roleplay off character details, and engage players beyond mere numbers.

How To Use Plotto For Plot Conflicts

The core of Plotto, as far as I’m concerned, is the list of 1,462 plot conflicts. However, I don’t use Plotto as it was originally intended for constructing a plot. Instead, I use a stripped-down approach that I find easier to adapt for RPG adventure creation.