I was talking to Variant Roles friends yesterday about GM prep tools and thinking about the ones I have found the most useful. Woodweaver's Puzzleknot by Volkan Baga Five Room Dungeons: This basically comes down to structuring encounters and making sure you have variety and some rising action with a climax. This incredibly useful tool … Continue reading The GM tools I find most useful
Normally, we play this game for two hours per session, because it's a week night and that mostly eliminates pressure from my family since I can still give them plenty of attention. This time, we ran about half an hour over, but I really dislike pausing in the middle of combat. And I think even … Continue reading Krevborna – Session 10 Review
In parallel with my campaigns based on official adventures from Wizards of the Coast, I also spent most of the year running a campaign for friends based loosely on the world of Dwarf Fortress. (This was the same group of friends in the Weyward Scions campaign, plus one addition.) This post consists of two parts: … Continue reading Dwarves & Dweomers Campaign Review
Technoskald's Forge 