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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.

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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

Genre Police: Un-Genre Police

September 11, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I was recently asked by a reader to cover how I would approach using one game system to run a different game or setting.

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

How DMs Can Conjure Up Creativity into Session Prep Using Writing Prompts

July 4, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Now you have all you need to jumpstart your next session prep with some creative writing prompts and find some new ideas.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: journey, rpg tips

Genre Police: Siege Mentality

July 2, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I hope that gives you an idea about a different structure of adventure/encounter to throw at your players, one that will shake up the status quo and pull your players together.

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

Corruption might be unexpectedly wholesome in your RPG

June 19, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Corruption comes in many forms. Regardless of differences, all of them are linked to the central premise that something once pure or good becomes infected, and slowly changes into something less than what it was, a damaged version of itself, often twisted into its very antithesis.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fading embers, rpg tips, valiant fox gaming

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