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You can find pre-made maps online, for example, so build part of your session around it. Or pick one central enemy for the hook of that specific adventure. Better yet, toss some worldbuilding to the players! Ask them things on the spot and save it for later!
You’ve got this (2/2)

Some gam master advice that has helped me out, especially if you’re starting out: there’s a good chance you’re going to prep too much, which isn’t a bad thing. Just remember you don’t need all of the bells and whistles (1/2)

Sure, D&D is fine. I don’t judge folks for playing it and enjoying it, but not every property needs to be forced into those rules just because it’s big here in the US.

You know what really pisses me off about this? That this thing raked over $400,000 only to be a 5e adaptation that doesn’t fit the themes of the game in the slightest, when I’ve seen so many other better, original ideas struggle to raise a fraction of that

Definitely would lean toward B if it were me

I'm so, so tired of having to closely examine my media and music for signs of AI generated crap. I just don't get why this had to be forced into creative spaces

Screenshot of a writing project showing 16,746 words, 87,536 characters, and 71,305 characters excluding spaces.

Spent about an hour at a coffee shop with my partner after work and an errand, an my short story continues to grow! It’s now up to around a novella length, so let’s see where it goes from here

Alright I could use a pick me up. What are you all getting up to in your games this week?

A friend of mine sent me a song this morning that would go in perfectly with my sci-fi combat playlist that I save for when I'm running games, and now he's got me wanting to do dive back into the genre again...talk about rude

There are just too many of you cool folks that I would love to share a table with someday, you know that right?

I mean I would try it. It’s not that different than a waffle in my mind, so bring it on

To my fellow TTRPG creators: how do you measure success for yourself and your projects?

Monthly Mecha: Girl Frame w/ Isabelle M. Reubsaat Mecha TTRPGs Monthly

The March Mecha Newsletter features Girl Frame and an interview with the creator @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social! Girl Frame is a PBTA game about lesbian pilots, forced into half-living mech suits and sent by their Handler to kill eldritch beings from outside reality.

It's incredibly well-written.

Oh that’s a good one, I’m going to steal that

I always avoid narrating those kinds of failures, and have the foe typically react in a superior way to negate the effect. They’re meant to be at least somewhat competent too, so I want that to be on display

As somebody that rarely cuts my sandwiches…I’m going to have to try this now just to compare

I grabbed it a while ago and have been meaning to dive into it, so I think this might be the motivation I needed to give it a look over

I was wrong about this and Penny is correct. Unfollow, block. If you block it will seem like you are not following but your mutuals will still show you as following. No clue why!

I'm right there with you. Easily the most comfortable of the bunch

Oh hey it’s Game Master Appreciation Day…so I guess I’m thanking myself? Perhaps I deserve a little treat or something…

Happy International Sex Worker’s Rights day!!
Throw your links below or if you wanna tip someone today please see this beautiful thread full of SWers!!!

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It’s so weird to go from being in four or five active tabletop campaigns in just as many systems down to two using the same one. I’m loving them, don’t get me wrong, but it does feel like my schedule is a bit empty

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Just a quick thing: if you enjoy somebody’s content and you can give them some money for it through a tip or Patreon, you’re amazing. We know times are tough though, so trust me when I say that spreading the word, saying you enjoy their stuff or rating it really helps a ton

Hang on let me bring @curlyinsaneguy.bsky.social into this. He’s probably the biggest comic fan I know and I’ve gotten to play a few superhero games with him before

Achtung! Cthulhu, Coyote and Crow and Coriolis

Oh hell yeah, that’s fantastic! And your character looks and sounds awesome!

Screenshot of the hacked account messaging Drak "hey there? :(" and Drak responding with "I know you hacked the real owner of this account. Fuck off". The hacker immediately blocked Drak after being called out.

Watch out for @corvielli.bsky.social. The account got hacked. They immediately blocked me after I called them out.

The real Corvi is @real-corvielli.bsky.social

Sometimes I feel like I’m just shouting into a void hoping to be noticed. And I’ll be honest that’s been the general feeling of this past week