Let's Focus. That's the inspiration for day 10 of #RPGaDay2019, following Critical yesterday. A bit ironic given that I've got a stinking cold and my mind feels stuffed with cotton wool... So what shall we focus on? Robin D. Laws, in Robin's Laws of Good Game Mastering, says The focus can be held by any … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 10 – Focus
For day 9 of #RPGaDay2019 we get critical, following Obscure yesterday. When I started with BECMI, there was no concept of critical rolls - no critical success or critical failure. My friends played AD&D, so I'd hear them talking about a critical hit and wonder what this was. Fast-forward 35 years to 5e. It's there … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 9 – Critical
Obscure. That's the inspiration for day 8 of #RPGaDay2019, following Familiar yesterday. I find this a tricky prompt. I asked my son what he would write about, and he said he would pick obscure monsters, giving examples of Bullywugs and Kuo-Toa. Not sure that does it for me. I think I will return to a … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 8 – Obscure
Following Ancient yesterday, the inspiration for day 7 of #RPGaDay2019 is Familiar. This may be thought of as a contrast, or maybe the ancient things are familiar. I'm going to take a different tack, one which I have referred to in the past. Apparently some people can improvise a game based on a few notes, … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 7 – Familiar
Ancient. That's the inspiration for day 6 of #RPGaDay2019, following Space yesterday. My son would prbably say I'm ancient, my daughter certainly thinks my language outdated (or cringes when it isn't), and there are certainly days when I feel ancient. But with age comes wisdom, or at least experience which can sometimes substitute. As I … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 6 – Ancient
Space. That's the seed for day 5 of #RPGaDay2019, following yesterday's "Share". As I said in day 1 - First, I'm only interested in Dungeons and Dragons and a fantasy world based on mediaeval Europe, so although I know there are plenty of Role-Playing Games set in Space, the most obvious interpretation doesn't fly for … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 5 – Space
Ready to Share? That's the inspiration for day 4 of #RPGaDay2019, following yesterday's "Engage". I have certainly enjoyed sharing D&D with my son over the last 3 years. As you'll know if you're a regular reader of this blog, it was him and his sister asking me what D&D was about just over 3 years … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 4 – Share
Yesterday was Unique. Ready to Engage? That's the inspiration for day 3 of #RPGaDay2019. Over the last 2 years since starting GMing D&D in earnest again, I have been on a journey learning what engages me and what doesn't. I started running a regular campaign again just under two years ago - September 2017 - … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 3 – Engage
After the very obvious "First" yesterday, today's #RPGaDay2019 prompt is "Unique". I'm going to talk about the setting I use for my campaign, and why I think it's unique in the Dungeons and Dragons milieu. It is the world now known as Mystara, but which was just the section of the continent called "The Known … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 2 – the Unique Mystara
It's August. That means it's time for #RPGaDay, the annual challenge to post something related to Role-Playing Games each day for a month. To help, each day has a theme, which in previous years has been a question, but this year is just a single seed word for each day Today appropriately is "First". How … Continue reading RPGaDay 2019 begins with “First”
