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Court Games Interview In this episode of the Court Games RPG podcast, Kakita Kaori and Korvar invited me on to discuss my role in the development of Fantasy Flight Games' story reboot for the Legend of the Five Rings as well as the writing I've done for it since.
Layout Tips and Tricks when Self-Publishing Your RPGs
Layout Tips and Tricks when Self-Publishing Your RPGs
GM Hooly and Chris Witt invited me to speak on The Forge: A Genesys RPG Podcast (one of their many fantastic podcasts on the d20 Radio Network). We had a great conversation about laying out and formatting your self-published RPGs, both for print and digital media. I highly encourage anyone who’s thought about publishing on the DM’s Guild or the Genesys Foundry to give it a listen!
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Duty and Desire in Winter's Embrace
Duty and Desire in Winter’s Embrace
Today marks the release of Winter’s Embrace, a winter court adventure I wrote for the 5th Edition of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. It’s one of writing projects I’m most proud of and the one I had the most fun writing (besides the development work on core rulebook itself). If you noticed me gushing about my progress on #ProjectDatingSim on Twitter, then you saw how much excitement
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My Top Five Freelance (and Life) Lessons from 2018
My Top Five Freelance (and Life) Lessons from 2018
2018 was a whirlwind of a year for me. I wrapped up my development work on the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook before leaving my full-time position at Fantasy Flight Games to work at a textbook publisher. I was glad to continue to freelance for FFG, editing all of the L5R web fictions that were published last year plus Across the Burning Sands, writing the “Wedding at…
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A Review of The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide
A Review of The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide
You don’t need to be familiar with James D’Amato’s One Shot podcast in order to have a blast with the The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide, released this month from Adams Media.
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Title: The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide Author: James D’Amato Page count: 272 Price: $14.99 Softcover, $10.99 Kindle edition Dimensions: 5.5” x 8.4” ISBN-13: 978-1507208373 Publisher: Adams Media P…
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+1 to Writing: A Conversation with Robert Denton III, Part 2
+1 to Writing: A Conversation with Robert Denton III, Part 2
Last week, as part of the continuing +1 to Writing series, I asked Robert Denton III (@ohnospooky on Twitter) about how he went from being a fan of a franchise to one of the people who works on it. We talked about what it’s like to write tie-in fiction, and what are some of the challenges writers face. If you missed it, you can catch up on Part 1 of our conversation here! [box]+1 to Writing is an…
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100% accurate depiction of what it’s like to be a DM/GM.
Storytellers spend so much time focusing on plot, characters, and setting, that it’s easy to forget those are just means to an end. For most storytellers, the primary goal is getting your audience to finish your story, think highly of it, and recommend it to others – in other words, things that make your story popular.
I made some tiny pixel polyhedral die pride banners like the queer tabletop dork I am. please like or reblog if using :-) Part two here with even more pride!
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DnD Character Asks!
Characters in the tags, askbox open, character synchronization set to maximum! Throw a number or two in my askbox along with a character, and I’ll answer those questions!
1. How many dead parents do they have?
2. How good are they at tongue twisters?
3. Biggest regret?
4. Are they formally trained or have they gone through a more organic learning experience for their skillset?
5. If they could hang out with one famous person in 18th century American History, who would they want to hang out with?
6. What’s their theme song?
7. What fictional character are they most like? Was this an intentional or accidental influence?
8. Paper or plastic?
9. What’s their dump stat?
10. What’s their best stat?
11. What is their favorite anime?
12. What’s their favorite beverage?
13. If they can use magic, what’s their favorite spell?
14. Most heroic thing they have ever done?
15. Most despicable thing they have ever done?
16. Are they a hero or a supporting protagonist?
17. What’s their favorite food?
18. Would they rather fight a hundred duck-sized horses, or one horse-sized duck?
19. They have to go live on a deserted island. They can take one thing and one person. What do they take?
20. Are they religious? If so, what god or gods do they serve?
21. How did they become an adventurer?
22. Most amazing monster they have ever killed or helped kill?
23. Thoughts on death?
24. Do they have any interesting skills?
25. Favorite animal?
26. Expansion of civilization or the preservation of nature?
27. They’re at a tavern. They bump into a big burly angry drunk with a combative attitude. What happens?
28. What do they do between quests?
29. Biggest positive and negative influences on their life and development?
30. Would they smooch a ghost?
Dump Stats
Every character has one or two low stats. Sometimes it’s good enough to say “my character isn’t strong, and has poor social skills.” But sometimes you want your weaknesses to contribute to your character’s personality.
This is by no means meant to be definitive, but this chart suggestions causes or effects of a combination of two low stats. For example, if your character has low Charisma and Constitution, the chart suggests they are perhaps cowardly. Low Strength and Wisdom? Perhaps they are very young, or act childlike.
Hopefully this provides some inspiration for turning your dump stats into more interesting facets of your character!
Headquarters Generator
Need a place to call your own? Roll on this table to see what’s available!
What kind of property is available? (Roll 1d6)
A watchtower in need of a mason
A longhouse, recently vacated
The old ciderworks (though only the waterwheel and workhouse still stand)
A natural rock crevasse
An old jail filled by a despot and emptied by his usurper
The sprawling manorhouse granted wide berth by locals
Where can it be found? (Roll 1d6)
Just off the cart-path that leads down to the shore
At the edge of town, just before the tree line
Within the ruined foundations of the old despot’s castle
Right where the river forks
At the top of the cliffs
Within a stone’s throw of the border
Staff are hired, but who are these strangers? (Roll 1d6)
An old woman and her three dour sons
A troupe of dwarves, hard working but stubborn
A dapper tiefling who somehow performs the work of ten servants
A dozen human women who fight amongst themselves constantly
A mess of sallow skinned servants with wet eyes and gasping mouths
Swarms of truly miniscule folk who approach their tasks like a wave approaches the shore
There’s something curious about this property. (Roll 1d6)
All but the sharpest eyes seem helpless but to pass over it
Sound echoes in a manner unsuited to the space
The flicker of a torch often lurks around corners with no source to be found
Bright birds flock near here, a different colour every day
The temperature is always perfect inside
Strangers often inquire eagerly with the locals about the place, but their intentions are never stated
There were tenants here before. What did they leave behind? (Roll 1d6)
Elaborately carved wooden furnishings in need of a good dusting
A heap of scrolls on all manner of topics, though unsorted and weather-worn
Cryptic words of warning and a hand crafted ward against spirits and spectres
Several wardrobes of clothes and costumes, all in good condition
A hogshead of gnomish Gray OilBrau spirits
An ancient calico cat that never seems to blink or eat
Advice for Star Wars Gamemasters
After running more than 30 sessions of Edge of the Empire over the course of a year, Matt decided it was time to take a break from GMing. Now I’ve picked up the reins and am running Age of Rebellion for the group. After running the first session, I asked everyone for feedback, to be sure I was on the right track.
Matt didn’t have any qualms with the first session, but he did have this excellent advice for any GM running Star Wars:
Say “yes.”
Follow the players for tone.
Don’t make it a gritty military game. It should be a Star Wars swashbuckling space opera with the war as the backdrop.
Let players interpret dice when they can.
Stories are better than missions.
Make it personal to characters.
Be ready to chuck the module.
Matt is a consistently fantastic GM, and that Edge of the Empire campaign was the most fun I’ve had as a player in a long, long time. So I’m taking his advice to heart.
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How to add “Being a Goddamn Dungeon Master™” to your resume. (via failedyoursavingthrow)
http://geekandsundry.com/5-tips-for-gamemastering-an-rpg-system-for-the-first-time/
Inspired to try your hand at running a new roleplaying game for the New Year? Approaching an unfamiliar ruleset can be daunting, but with the right tools you can learn the mechanics more quickly and easily, making for a smoother first session when you finally have a chance to play! Here are my…
When you teach newcomers to play a tabletop RPG, be sure to keep it simple and straightforward. These guidelines should help.
I’ve sifted through dozens of photos of people playing tabletop RPGs, trying to find images that capture the joy of a game in action. This pic of ink illusion running a D&D session is my favorite so far. I just love it.
