Your Team First, Your Ambitions Second
A recent conflict with a friend reminded me of a vital lesson that I think all gamemasters should keep in mind. I will not go into details, but I and a friend had a significant disagreement on how a project…
Questions to Design a Scene With
Here are some questions from my current project which is a GM’s campaign planner workbook. I decided to share these with everyone after receiving some positive feedback from a friend who has been helping me design and complete this project….
Read “Do the Work” by Steven Pressfield
I recently finished reading Steven Pressfield’s Do the Work and it is a fantastic book. He addresses resistance, how we all have it, and how it is resistance that must be overcome in order to realize our hopes and dreams….
Experience, Not the XP Kind…
What will a person experience if they play this game? I think that is a question that all GMs should ask themselves before planning a session, adventure, or campaign for an RPG. It helps a GM to focus on a…
Lessons From Las Vegas: Keep Things Moving With a Smile Not a "No!"
This is my last night in Las Vegas for the VMworld 2011 conference. Tomorrow I fly back home to my wife and kids. I am so glad that this trip is over, not because Las Vegas is not a fun…
At VMworld 2011 Drunk & Rocking to The Killers
Damn certainty MOTHERFUCKERS! The whole point of this post? Have fun with your games! Nothing more, and nothing less!
Lessons From Las Vegas: Bait & Switch? Nah!
First things first – Hanging out with Lenny Balsera was a blast! Lenny is a smart, passionate, and outspoken individual. Exactly the kind of person I like to be around. By far the best part of my trip to Las…
Read Hamlet’s Hit Points
Enough people have already praised this book that my reviewing it will not make a bit of difference to anyone. So I am just going to endorse it: Read Hamlet’s Hit Points by Robin D. Laws. His analysis of Hamlet,…
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