How to run a Zelda style dungeon
Feb 13, 2021
Zelda Dungeons are the gold standard to me. In a previous post I showed you how to design a dungeon in the style of those games. Here’s some advice on how to run that dungeon!
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The Dwendalian War Inciting Incident
Dec 29, 2020
I’m running a Wildemount campaign and this is the encounter I ran in our last session. It was 100% improvised at the time, but I liked it and I decided to write it down as a proper encounter, so here it is! Normal[?] content will resume next time :3
The Golden Rule of TTRPGs
Dec 22, 2020
The Golden Rule of TTRPGs is a variation of: these rules are just recommendations you are the final arbiter of what your game actually needs and you should feel free to ignore or modify these rules as required. It is very good advice, so why do I have conflicting feelings towards it? Today I argue with myself and get nowhere except a bit enlightened.
T. Monk's Advice on RPGs
Nov 24, 2020
In 1960 Steve Lacy wrote down advice given to him by the ever great Thelonious Monk. This list, entitled “T. Monk’s Advice (1960)” has come down amongst jazz players ever since. Jazz is an improvised form of music, but improvised does not mean “random”, improvisation comes from an agreed framework… very much like we improvise the RPGs we play. We agree on a framework, game rules, and we begin playing from there.
Today we apply T. Monk’s Advice to RPGs.
Qué tan a menudo tirar los dados en Dungeons & Dragons
Nov 18, 2020
¿Qué tan a menudo en una sesión de D&D tiras dados? Hay gente que tira para todo y hay gente que preferiría nunca tirar. Pero ¿hay un número al qué apuntar de con qué frecuencia tirar?
Si pensamos que tirar un éxito como algo positivo para los PCs ¿Cuantas tiradas pueden esperar hacer antes de tener éxito? Si alguna vez has conocido a alguien a quien no le gusta tirar, porque podrían fallar ¿has considerado qué realmente deberían tirar más en vez de menos?
Hoy vamos a hablar de estadísticas, y dar muchas opiniones sobre cómo funciona tirar dados en Dungeons & Dragons.
How often to roll dice in Dungeons & Dragons
Nov 18, 2020
How often per D&D session do you roll dice? There’s people who roll for everything and people who’d prefer never to roll at all. But, is there a sweet spot of how often should players roll?
If we think of rolling a success as a net positive for PCs, how many rolls can they expect to make before succeeding? If you’ve met that person who doesn’t like rolling because they might fail, have you considered maybe they should roll more often instead of less?
Today we talk about statistics and give plenty of hot takes on how rolling works in Dungeons & Dragons.
El rol de los dados en los juegos de rol
Sep 21, 2020
¿Cuál es el tono con el que se diseño el juego que estas jugando? Todos los juegos tienen influencias, y cada juego es mejor emulando temas específicos, sentimientos y modos de juego al compararlo con otros. Algunos son buenos con el drama, otros con la acción. Algunos le dan soporte al roleo en sus mecánicas y otros son más bien tácticos. Pero la mayoría usa dados.
¿Cómo influyen los dados en la experiencia de juego? Hoy comparo los dos RPGs en los que tengo más experiencia The Veil y D&D in el proceso hago muchas declaraciones polémicas de cómo llevar una sesión de D&D.
The role of dice in role playing games
Sep 21, 2020
Do you know what is the intended tone of the game you are playing? All games have influences, and all games are better at emulating specific themes, feelings and ways of play compared to others. Some are good at drama others are better at action. Some support heavy role play in their mechanics others are more of a tactical experience. But most use dice.
How does the dice influence the experience of the game? Today I compare the two RPGs I have most experience with The Veil and D&D and in the process I make a ton of hot takes of ways to run D&D.
Cómo escribí una aventura de D&D usando Emacs
Sep 05, 2020
Emacs & org-mode juntos son definitivamente la mejor experiencia para escribir, me permitió organizar mi proceso, escribir, exportar a PDF y hacer revisiones rápidamente. Yes, soy developer, y si, Emacs es mi IDE preferido, sin embargo, incluso si tu uso es diferente al mio, creo que hay mucho que puedes sacar de usar emacs, aunque tome algo de tiempo en configurar.
How I wrote a D&D adventure using Emacs
Sep 05, 2020
Emacs & org-mode is the definitive writing experience, it allowed me to organize my process, write, export to PDF and quickly make revisions. Yes, I am a developer, and yes Emacs is my IDE of choice, however, even if you are not, I think there’s a lot you can get out of using emacs, though it will take a large-ish amount of setup.