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Explore Geek Native's articles tagged with RPG Tips. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs.

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GENRE POLICE JOHN-MATTHEW DEFOGGI SPACE 1889 THE ONE RING VAMPIRES WORLDBUILDING YEAR ZERO ENGINE YEAR ZERO WORLD BUILDING

Genre Police: Pacemaker

December 11, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 1 Comment

We’ve never talked about structure when it comes to the nitty gritty of a game; how to build and run a session, how to build and run a campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Genre Police: All Adventurers Welcome

November 27, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 1 Comment

The reason I have done this is that I want people to be able to play characters that look like themselves without resorting to stereotypes – not every person with darker skin has to be from some desert empire.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

RPG designer John-Matthew DeFoggi on how a time jump can serve your players and setting

November 26, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

J-M DeFoggi has written and developed for Shadowcraft, 13th Age, and Torg Eternity. Osprey Games published his Jackals: Bronze Age Fantasy Roleplaying and subsequent campaign and lore books, and he is now the Lead Developer at Strange Owl Games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: john-matthew defoggi, rpg tips, space 1889

Genre Police: Widescreen

November 13, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Now I’d like to crank the dial the other way and up the scale to the nation and world-changing campaign. Focus on giving your campaign a sense of depth and scale. How do you make a world and story feel massive?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Genre Police: Finger On The Scales

November 6, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I have been running a few D&D campaigns for almost two years, and I’ve watched the stories we tell slowly shift upwards in their viewpoint.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

YZ Worldbuilding: The One Ring Vampire Lair

November 5, 2022 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

The Old Dwarf-Mines for Ruins of the Lost Realm is a landmark perfect to expand into a vampire lair. The mines are located far to the north in the Blue Mountains deep inside Dark Lands territory.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg tips, The One Ring, vampires, worldbuilding, year zero engine, year zero world building

Free to Download: How to Roleplay the HARD Way

October 12, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shonner Press’ How to Roleplay the HARD Way is a 34-page guide on how Shawn Driscoll thinks you might be able to get really in character.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, rpg tips

Genre Police: Players And Positivity

October 9, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

The story has stuck in my head, not only as a laughably bad example of how not to respect player agency but also as an interesting thing that can happen during games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Charisma Saves: Improving Improv

October 7, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Improv is such a large part of the RPG space. It fills in the narrative gaps and helps interpret what is happening when the dice roll.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg tips

Genre Police: Generic Police

September 25, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 2 Comments

But before we begin talking about what generic systems can offer, we have to talk about how I can serve what you are looking for. 

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cypher system, genre police, Legend of the Five Rings, rpg tips, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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