Make It Personal Session zero is packed. Like, really packed, with so many things to do and consider and take care of. There's establishing the style/theme/tone of the game. Discussing safety tools. Establishing a gen...

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Some Session Zero tips from GnomeStew about getting personal in session zero.

Discussing certain expectations, and both Player & Character goals during session Zero can make a better game for everyone.

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Preludes In my current Blades in the Dark game, I started to post preludes in our Slack channel a few days before the game. These preludes are short narrative pieces, centered on one of the characters, and con...

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GnomeStew Talks about using preludes, small narrative bits in between sessions, to create more emotional investment among the players, convey important information, and maybe even have a bit of extra fun.

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If you like listening to @orikes.bsky.social, @clight101.bsky.social, and @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social talk about games, here they are, together again, talking about RPGs situations that are "a little" less D&D focused. But definitely still applicable.

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Adventure Design: Backgrounds and Factions Since the opening days of my RPG life, I've created backgrounds for my characters. It's just how my brain works. I love creating characters and their backstories. Don't worry, I don't force my GM (or ...

@jtevans.bsky.social continues his Adventure Design series, this time with a look at Backgrounds and Factions.

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Haunted West First Impression I was never a fan of westerns when I was young, except for The Lone Ranger. Part of why that property appealed to me was its overlap with superhero narratives. It wasn’t until I was older, and I sta...

First off, Jared from #Gnomestew did a great writeup: gnomestew.com/haunted-west...