In this episode of Role-Play Ramblings Matt discusses spotlighting. Which is the art of allowing player characters shine at the right point in time for them to become integral to the story.
I have been GMing for about 30 years and I still find this to be one of the most difficult things to do!
In this Role-Play Ramblings Matt talks about Story telling, He shares some of the pitfalls he has experienced as a GM and he talks about how writing fiction differs from writing an adventure.
This is probably a topic I will come back to in the future, it’s one of those rare topic where you can always learn and apply something.
In this episode of Role-Play Ramblings Matt talks about planting seeds. Which in this conversation is a combination of foreshadowing, note taking, listening and even closure.
This is something that I think newer GM’S struggle with, but once it’s learned it is very rewarding.
Take look at Mega Dungeon 4 from Gaming Paper. Don’t let the title foll Mega Dungeon 4 is all about the buildings.
I have used every Mega Dungeon product to date and I love them all!.
Ben and I chat about the release of the Syrinscape creator beer and chasing dice.
We also talk about flame wars and some of his weirder customer service stories.
I caught Erik Mona at Origins Game Fair. He discussed Horror adventures, H.P. Lovecraft, and Starfinder with me.
I always learn something from Erik, I wonder if he even realizes it.
In this Flip Through Matt takes a look at Pathfinders Black Markets. It’s something every world should have. This book features new alchemical devices, items, magic, and even secret languages. Without a doubt you can pull a Black Market out of these pages if your’e in a pinch, or you can use it to create your own black market.
I was talking with one of my friends and they have challenged me to make a black market as a follow up to this post. Look for it soon, does any one want to draw it when I’m done?
This Flip through Features The Bestiary 5 for Pathfinder. It features some new player races as well as some great new creatures like the Rope Dragon.
There is a lot of good in this book, but at this point it’s not a go to book for me.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2016 As GM I love to create and tell the story. but many players invest a great deal of time in maturing their characters. In this episode we explore who’s story it is.
Well, for what it’s worth that’s what I think. Next week we’ll look at some tips I’ve used when my villain dies too soon.
I this episode of Role-Play Ramblings Matt Lemke shares his gaming experiences with problem players, some of them include the wallflower, philosopher, rules lawyer and even the instigator. This short message is for Role-players at all levels of experience, but is most beneficial for GM’s. These tips can be applied to any game system.
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Next episode (targeted for Thursday) is “Who’s Telling the Story”. Is it the GM’s Story or the players?
Special Thanks to Owen K.C. Sthephens and Ryan Hale for their extra input on this season. I also have to thank all of my backers for making this happen. I wouldn’t have had the drive to do this without their support!
