Twenty Questions About The Eleven Pillars

I was perusing RPG blogs a few weeks ago and I came across this gem over on Blog of Holding. I read hundreds of blog posts about RPGs a month and I occasionally come across a post that really gets my creative juices flowing and sticks with me for more than a couple of weeks. The linked […]

Thoughts On Building A Homebrew Setting

Arguably, the most fun I have when I’m running a game is world building. I love it. I get to let my creativity flow and throw all the fun ideas I have into one pot where it can melt together into something I can share with other people by way of my campaign. It’s just […]

Planning the Start of a New Campaign – My Process

I was having a conversation about campaign planning with a friend the other day. Soon afterward the GM Question of the Day on RPGGeek addressed the topic of adventure planning. While I was reading some old notes I came across some adventure planning tidbits. I took this all as a sign that I need to discuss […]

Welcome Me to the Sandbox

I’m not usually a sandbox-style DM, but darn it, I am now.   I wouldn’t call what I do railroading, either, so much as tailored storytelling. Railroading implies that I have a story, it’s my story, you’re going to experience it, and then it will conclude with either your success or your failure.   This […]