Campaign/Story Arc Links
Raising the Bar (Room 209 Gaming) Oct 2012
A look at the assumptions around having the party meet in a tavern and how those assumptions limit player choice before the game even begins. Collaborative character creation, such as the system in Infinite Earths, does wonders to avoid this cliche.
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A look at the assumptions around having the party meet in a tavern and how those assumptions limit player choice before the game even begins. Collaborative character creation, such as the system in Infinite Earths, does wonders to avoid this cliche.
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The Fish Tank as a Mystery (Gnome Stew) Oct 2012
Think of a situation as a stable aquarium filled with piranhas, then toss the PCs in and watch the water churn. Then use this five-step process to generate adventures around mysteries.
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Think of a situation as a stable aquarium filled with piranhas, then toss the PCs in and watch the water churn. Then use this five-step process to generate adventures around mysteries.
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Game Fodder: Journey of the Sword - Into the Fire (Game Knight Reviews) Aug 2012
How can smelting metal inspire plots and adventures in your game? Read some of these great ideas and find out.
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How can smelting metal inspire plots and adventures in your game? Read some of these great ideas and find out.
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Subcontracting Your Villain Work (Roving Band of Misfits) Aug 2012
Need an extra shot of creativity in your game? Give away some creative control and have someone play an NPC villain. Your group won't know what hit them.
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Need an extra shot of creativity in your game? Give away some creative control and have someone play an NPC villain. Your group won't know what hit them.
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Planning the Start of a New Campaign – My Process (RPG Musings) Aug 2012
Follow one GM's process to start a new campaign, focusing on what to prepare for immediate use at the table.
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Follow one GM's process to start a new campaign, focusing on what to prepare for immediate use at the table.
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The Bloodstone Pillars (Iron Canyons) Aug 2012
Take a look at this rough map of a campaign set in and around the pillars rising out of a huge canyon. The overview text really sparks some adventure ideas. Nicely done!
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Take a look at this rough map of a campaign set in and around the pillars rising out of a huge canyon. The overview text really sparks some adventure ideas. Nicely done!
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Bonded to the World (Swords of Minaria) Aug 2012
Experience rewards are one incentive to get your players to act in a certain way when they play in your game. Pay attention to what actions you reward and what you use as rewards, and try out one of these alternate ideas to change the feel of your game.
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Experience rewards are one incentive to get your players to act in a certain way when they play in your game. Pay attention to what actions you reward and what you use as rewards, and try out one of these alternate ideas to change the feel of your game.
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More Thoughts On My Cyberpunk Game (Gaming All Over The Place) Jul 2012
Max Headroom inspires a Cyberpunk/Traveller mashup? Where do I sign up?
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Max Headroom inspires a Cyberpunk/Traveller mashup? Where do I sign up?
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Running A No Character Advancement Game (Gnome Stew) Jul 2012
Making a case for running games without XP or skill points or any non-story character changes.
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Making a case for running games without XP or skill points or any non-story character changes.
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Fantasy Realm Mixing Board (Blue Boxer Rebellion) Jul 2012
I want a working one of these for my games. Makes you think about what "normal" means in your campaign world.
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I want a working one of these for my games. Makes you think about what "normal" means in your campaign world.
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Practical Thoughts on Starting in the Middle (Rhetorical Gamer) Jul 2012
Here are three methods for working more detailed backstory into your game, letting you skip to the meaty middle of your campaign.
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Here are three methods for working more detailed backstory into your game, letting you skip to the meaty middle of your campaign.
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Who Guards the Queen? (Sarah Darkmagic) Jul 2012
Using female bodyguards provides the advantage of surprise in cultures that don't think of women as fighters.
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Using female bodyguards provides the advantage of surprise in cultures that don't think of women as fighters.
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Clerics (Untimately) Jul 2012
Exploring possible clerical backgrounds opens up all sorts of roleplaying hooks.
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Exploring possible clerical backgrounds opens up all sorts of roleplaying hooks.
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Cthulhu, She Wrote (Trollish Delver) Jun 2012
Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple investigating Mythos cultists. Why hasn't this setting been published yet?
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Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple investigating Mythos cultists. Why hasn't this setting been published yet?
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Telling Tales: Keeping the Bad Guy Alive (Difficult Terrain) Jun 2012
How to plan for a major villain's survival in your campaign.
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How to plan for a major villain's survival in your campaign.
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Creating Gods: A Bottom-Up Approach (Gaming as Women) Jun 2012
Where do gods come from? They spring out of what's wrong with the world. A great exercise to try with your own pantheon.
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Where do gods come from? They spring out of what's wrong with the world. A great exercise to try with your own pantheon.
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End Game (Gothridge Manor) Jun 2012
Many campaigns don't conclude - they simply end for various reasons. Take a look at a few and thing about how to avoid these problems when planning your campaign's endgame.
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Many campaigns don't conclude - they simply end for various reasons. Take a look at a few and thing about how to avoid these problems when planning your campaign's endgame.
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Grand Experiments: West Marches (ars ludi) Oct 2007
Ben set up a campaign with a stable of 14 players and put all the scheduling and creative control in the hands of those players. Here's a series of articles on how he did it.
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Ben set up a campaign with a stable of 14 players and put all the scheduling and creative control in the hands of those players. Here's a series of articles on how he did it.
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