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The Tyranny of Exposition

June 18, 2012 trask 3023 Views DM Advice, plot, role-playing games, RPG

There is a  disturbing trend in mass media (eg movies and RPGs, whether tabletop or digital) to give too much

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An Assassin, a Mystic and Two Nightbanes Walk Into a Bar

February 14, 2011February 14, 2011 trask 1800 Views DM Advice

Role-playing campaigns often start in a bar, public house or other public meeting space.   Players take turns describing their

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DM Advice Miscellaneous 

Liege-Killer–Post-Apocalyptic Role-Playing Inspiration on Space Colonies

March 3, 2010March 2, 2010 trask 1976 Views DM Advice, RPG

Liege-Killer by Christopher Hinz is an older novel, but still well-worth your time. Since this series of posts focuses on

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Short and Great vs Long and Mediocre–Campaign Lessons from Television

January 27, 2010January 27, 2010 trask 1550 Views DM Advice, RPG

Role-playing campaigns can learn much from the failures of television series. There is nothing worse than a long-term campaign that

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Role-Playing Games 

The Tyranny of Epic Heroism–Small Stories Have Powerful Role-Playing

January 21, 2010January 20, 2010 trask 1697 Views DM Advice, RPG

Sometimes it is the smallest act that defines someone as a hero. A copper placed in the hand of a

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Poor Public Speaking Skills Among Role-Playing Game Masters–Some Solutions

January 18, 2010January 17, 2010 trask 2059 Views DM Advice, rant, RPG

Role-playing game referees require significant public speaking skills. The essence of a GM’s job is to tell a story and

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Flogging a Dead Orc–When to End A Boring Combat Encounter

November 10, 2008 trask 1863 Views DM Advice, encounter, game, Tactics

The  dead minions lie piled high in pools of blood.  A battered PC party stands before the wounded demon lord,

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Role-Playing Games 

Extinguishing the Blaze of Glory — PC Death and Modern Gamers

July 16, 2008 trask 1683 Views DM Advice, PC, plot

Every story has an end. Whether it is the last page of a book or the final frame of a

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Role-Playing Games 

Integrating a Stock Market into Your Role-Playing Campaign

June 16, 2008March 22, 2017 trask 1676 Views DM Advice, plot

My loyal readers are well aware of my eternal quest for greater realism in my games. I believe touches of

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LD Episode 8 Gaming Through The Ages

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Join us on a trip down gaming memory lane as we share tales of the dark ages of tabletop gaming….the

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LD Episode 7 Gencon 2018 Games

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Gencon 2014–Items of Interest
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Gencon 2014–Items of Interest

August 24, 2014 trask Comments Off on Gencon 2014–Items of Interest

This post is all about the odd and wonderful things I ran across at Gencon 2014, presented in no particular

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ExIllis Miniature Game Launches a Kickstarter–Would You Kickstart a Game that Already Failed?

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Repeating D&D History

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A multitude of recent announcements from Wizards of The Coast has altered the landscape for the immediate future. The first

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Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle was a Gen Con 2013 Exclusive Release … Just Kidding Suckers!

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AN OGL OF D&D NEXT?

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Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood

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Interview with the Creator of Hot War, A Post-Apocalyptic RPG

Interview with the Creator of Hot War, A Post-Apocalyptic RPG

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Bad Plotting: We Forgot Chekov’s Gun
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Bad Plotting: We Forgot Chekov’s Gun

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The Stars My Destination Movie Will Fail Because Hollywood Execs are Spineless Cowards
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The Stars My Destination Movie Will Fail Because Hollywood Execs are Spineless Cowards

March 15, 2015 trask Comments Off on The Stars My Destination Movie Will Fail Because Hollywood Execs are Spineless Cowards
The Tyranny of Exposition
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The Tyranny of Exposition

June 18, 2012 trask Comments Off on The Tyranny of Exposition
Proof The Hunger Games Author Sucks at World Building
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Proof The Hunger Games Author Sucks at World Building

March 24, 2012 trask 13
Terra Nova is Extinct…Hurray!
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Terra Nova is Extinct…Hurray!

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The Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Rant
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The Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Rant

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