Lazy Sunday GM Advice: What's in Their Pockets?
Happy Lazy Sunday, everyone. Today's GM advice is an improv technique I call "What's in Their Pockets?" It’s a simple, zero-prep tool for making your world feel more real and…
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Think Small, Adventure Big
Happy Lazy Sunday, everyone. Today, I want to talk about a common trap that many Game Masters fall into: trying to build the entire world before the first session even begins.…
HCA #1: A Few Rock-Themed Magic Items
Hey everyone, The first Hive Community Activity by @snook, has the theme of rocks. I wanted to contribute a few ideas for my fellow Game Masters, so here are four new, low-magic…
GM Advice for a Braindrain Friday: The One-Stat NPC
Hey everyone, It's Braindrain Friday, so let's talk about one of my favorite low-effort, high-impact GM tools: The One-Stat NPC. We've all been there. The players wander off…
GM Advice: Session Zero
Hey everyone, Today's GM advice is all about the pre-game, specifically the one session that can make or break a campaign before it even starts: Session Zero. It is one of the…
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