No Planning Challenge, Part 2
To challenge yourself is a good thing. Especially if it is for a no planning challenge! As you saw in the last post, I set a challenge for myself: To not prep at all, with… Read More »No Planning Challenge, Part 2
Scrolls from the Studious Sage
An exploration of suggestions and ideas role-playing games from designer Keith Byers.
No Planning Challenge, Part 1
I am not sure how many people do this regularly, but this week I set a challenge for myself: Allow myself no preparation at all and only use the pages of my Kavallor Almanac for… Read More »No Planning Challenge, Part 1
Things that go creep in the night!
How many people do adventures that involve creepers? This clip from a session goes with the RPG Blog Carnival topic this month about things that are hidden and in the dark. This article fits the theme… Read More »Things that go creep in the night!
GV(Gaming Vitae): An Interesting Concept
So what is a Gaming Vitae or GV? A GV is just like a Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume, but of the games you have played or run over the years. This concept was created,… Read More »GV(Gaming Vitae): An Interesting Concept
A getting out there challenge!
I am not sure how many people have not done this already, but… Camping and roleplaying! Yes, I know to some people this must sound crazy. Camping is fun. Roleplaying is fun. What is not… Read More »A getting out there challenge!
Treasure Hunt challenge!
…Like what we used to do in Scouting? Exactly! For those of you who did Scouting as a youth, you will remember them fondly. You were given a set of directions, a compass, and a… Read More »Treasure Hunt challenge!
Conventions!
…Yes, conventions – and why you should attend! Some people spend massive effort, almost like an addiction, to attend gaming conventions (or “Cons” for short). They save all year long to go to as many… Read More »Conventions!
Session 0 in Action! Part 2
…how we got to the session 0! Part II This time we will offer a bit more about how the groups got started and their Session 0’s we move on to the mid-week companions… Group –… Read More »Session 0 in Action! Part 2
Session 0 in action!
This post could also be called “How we got to Session 0!” I probably should have started with this but – oh well. I was not sure if people would want the story behind the… Read More »Session 0 in action!
What is a “Session 0?”, Part 2
A couple of weeks ago we kicked off a discussion of “Session 0”. Now let’s see a more concrete example of how it works in real life… Session 0 in action! An example of a… Read More »What is a “Session 0?”, Part 2
