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· Nov 20
Managing DM Anxiety
Recommendations for how Dungeon Masters can manage their anxiety when running TTRPGs.
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Does your anxiety spike before you run your #DnD game? Of course it does, there's a lot on the shoulders of anyone running a #TTRPG.
Check out my post with practical advice on Managing DM Anxiety and enjoy your game. www.optionalrule.com/2021/01/27/m...
Check out my post with practical advice on Managing DM Anxiety and enjoy your game. www.optionalrule.com/2021/01/27/m...
Cheese should have magical properties in DnD.
January 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Cheese should have magical properties in DnD.
I believe these are the two most significant articles about the advancement of AI in a global society out. I believe these are the closest to what will happen, though that is fuzzy at best. Note I say will happen, not what I want to happen. Articles in thread. 1/3
January 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I believe these are the two most significant articles about the advancement of AI in a global society out. I believe these are the closest to what will happen, though that is fuzzy at best. Note I say will happen, not what I want to happen. Articles in thread. 1/3
If Aliens landed on the UN Headquarters offering advanced tech. How long would it take before you saw any tangible difference in everyone's?
January 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If Aliens landed on the UN Headquarters offering advanced tech. How long would it take before you saw any tangible difference in everyone's?
My first computer was a C64 my mother picked up for me and my brother to share. A few years later, I joined the Army and debated getting an Amiga but ended up getting an IMB 8088 PC. Been building my own PCs ever since. What was your path?
January 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My first computer was a C64 my mother picked up for me and my brother to share. A few years later, I joined the Army and debated getting an Amiga but ended up getting an IMB 8088 PC. Been building my own PCs ever since. What was your path?
This whole post going back to examine the original intent of spells in DnD is very interesting. Odyssey is shaping up to be a very refreshing take on the game and I recommend checking it out.
This week on Patreon, I share the first draft of the core spells for Odyssey, along with some of my thinking behind the design: www.patreon.com/posts/odysse...
Odyssey Spells Section | Mike Mearls Games
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January 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This whole post going back to examine the original intent of spells in DnD is very interesting. Odyssey is shaping up to be a very refreshing take on the game and I recommend checking it out.
Hmmm, I had no idea there was a new Black Company TTRPG being developed by the same folks who created Delta Green. I'm definitly interested.
theblackcompanyrpg.com
theblackcompanyrpg.com
The Black Company Roleplaying Game
Coming from Arc Dream Publishing. Based on Glen Cook’s novels of soldiers and sorcery.
theblackcompanyrpg.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Hmmm, I had no idea there was a new Black Company TTRPG being developed by the same folks who created Delta Green. I'm definitly interested.
theblackcompanyrpg.com
theblackcompanyrpg.com
Do you think Starcitizen will be finished with AI, or do you think AI gamedev will leap frog it and make games far beyond it before it ever releases?
January 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Do you think Starcitizen will be finished with AI, or do you think AI gamedev will leap frog it and make games far beyond it before it ever releases?
A diagram of how I handle grid combat while mounted in 5e. Opportunity attacks still apply so reach weapons can be very important.
Green is 5' reach, yellow 10' reach.
How do you handle it in your DnD game?
Green is 5' reach, yellow 10' reach.
How do you handle it in your DnD game?
January 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A diagram of how I handle grid combat while mounted in 5e. Opportunity attacks still apply so reach weapons can be very important.
Green is 5' reach, yellow 10' reach.
How do you handle it in your DnD game?
Green is 5' reach, yellow 10' reach.
How do you handle it in your DnD game?
From the 2010 RPG The Laundry by Cruciple 7. A Paranoia like TTRPG. Proof we are living in a Parody.
January 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
From the 2010 RPG The Laundry by Cruciple 7. A Paranoia like TTRPG. Proof we are living in a Parody.
Usenet
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Usenet
Yeah. So Hasbro is apparently going to release phone gambling apps using the DnD IP.
I've always thought MtG was already gambling and unethical AF. What's the level above unethical AF?
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I've always thought MtG was already gambling and unethical AF. What's the level above unethical AF?
gamesglobal.com/Media/Games_...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yeah. So Hasbro is apparently going to release phone gambling apps using the DnD IP.
I've always thought MtG was already gambling and unethical AF. What's the level above unethical AF?
gamesglobal.com/Media/Games_...
I've always thought MtG was already gambling and unethical AF. What's the level above unethical AF?
gamesglobal.com/Media/Games_...
Kingdom Come Deliverance is free on the Epic Gamestore right now. I highly recommend this game. It's one of the best medieval rpgs to come out period.
January 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kingdom Come Deliverance is free on the Epic Gamestore right now. I highly recommend this game. It's one of the best medieval rpgs to come out period.
Happy New Year everyone. I hope your year is full of exciting TTRPGs that ignite your imagination and build friendships new and old.
January 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy New Year everyone. I hope your year is full of exciting TTRPGs that ignite your imagination and build friendships new and old.
My best Eberron adventure used a lost '13th month' where time stopped and spirits - each born from the year's deeds, regrets, and triumphs - returned to confront the living. Players unraveled both temporal magic and the weight of actions past. What are your New Year's adventures!
January 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
My best Eberron adventure used a lost '13th month' where time stopped and spirits - each born from the year's deeds, regrets, and triumphs - returned to confront the living. Players unraveled both temporal magic and the weight of actions past. What are your New Year's adventures!
My reading list this year was pretty sad. My top 5 books for 2024 are below, what were yours? (I no order)
* Wind and Truth
* Parasitic Mind
* Utopia for Realists
* Nexus
* The Power of Now
* Wind and Truth
* Parasitic Mind
* Utopia for Realists
* Nexus
* The Power of Now
January 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
My reading list this year was pretty sad. My top 5 books for 2024 are below, what were yours? (I no order)
* Wind and Truth
* Parasitic Mind
* Utopia for Realists
* Nexus
* The Power of Now
* Wind and Truth
* Parasitic Mind
* Utopia for Realists
* Nexus
* The Power of Now
TTRPG wise, this has been a pretty dry year for me too. These are my top 5 TTRPGs played in 2024. What are yours?
1. Shadowdark
2. Star Wars D6
3. DnD 2024
4. Traveller
5. Cyberpunk Red
1. Shadowdark
2. Star Wars D6
3. DnD 2024
4. Traveller
5. Cyberpunk Red
January 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
TTRPG wise, this has been a pretty dry year for me too. These are my top 5 TTRPGs played in 2024. What are yours?
1. Shadowdark
2. Star Wars D6
3. DnD 2024
4. Traveller
5. Cyberpunk Red
1. Shadowdark
2. Star Wars D6
3. DnD 2024
4. Traveller
5. Cyberpunk Red
This was probably the worse year of video games in quiet awhile for me. These are the top 5 games I played most in 2024, what are yours?
1. Enshrouded
2. Return to Moria
3. Satisfactory
4. Nightingale
5. Tiny Glade
1. Enshrouded
2. Return to Moria
3. Satisfactory
4. Nightingale
5. Tiny Glade
January 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This was probably the worse year of video games in quiet awhile for me. These are the top 5 games I played most in 2024, what are yours?
1. Enshrouded
2. Return to Moria
3. Satisfactory
4. Nightingale
5. Tiny Glade
1. Enshrouded
2. Return to Moria
3. Satisfactory
4. Nightingale
5. Tiny Glade
Then Disney must have learned a lot
December 29, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Then Disney must have learned a lot
DnD Tip: Monsters should be unpredictable. Never let the players get comfortable.
December 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM
DnD Tip: Monsters should be unpredictable. Never let the players get comfortable.
Dredge is available on the Epic Gamstore for free for the next 13 hours. www.dredge.game
DREDGE | Fishing Adventure Game
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for secrets.
www.dredge.game
December 25, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Dredge is available on the Epic Gamstore for free for the next 13 hours. www.dredge.game
Everyone is responsible for the game's quality at the table.
Too many TTRPG players think they're there to consume entertainment. They're not. Every D&D player shares the responsibility of creating an amazing experience for their fellow players ... and DM.
Too many TTRPG players think they're there to consume entertainment. They're not. Every D&D player shares the responsibility of creating an amazing experience for their fellow players ... and DM.
December 24, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Everyone is responsible for the game's quality at the table.
Too many TTRPG players think they're there to consume entertainment. They're not. Every D&D player shares the responsibility of creating an amazing experience for their fellow players ... and DM.
Too many TTRPG players think they're there to consume entertainment. They're not. Every D&D player shares the responsibility of creating an amazing experience for their fellow players ... and DM.
TTRPG Characters are just illusions we cling to, placeholders for the part of us that wants to be a heroic lunatic instead of a plain one.
December 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
TTRPG Characters are just illusions we cling to, placeholders for the part of us that wants to be a heroic lunatic instead of a plain one.
I really miss Jeff Easley’s era of DnD art. He did the iconic cover of the AD&D DMG, after all—and his work always had that distinct “stuff’s about to go down” vibe. I love this peace in particular.
December 22, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I really miss Jeff Easley’s era of DnD art. He did the iconic cover of the AD&D DMG, after all—and his work always had that distinct “stuff’s about to go down” vibe. I love this peace in particular.
Had a TPK in your DND campaign? Consider time-skipping forward. New characters arriving at the previous party's final battle site creates instant story hooks - their legacy becomes part of your TTRPG world's mythology, and every clue about their fate enriches your narrative.
December 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Had a TPK in your DND campaign? Consider time-skipping forward. New characters arriving at the previous party's final battle site creates instant story hooks - their legacy becomes part of your TTRPG world's mythology, and every clue about their fate enriches your narrative.
DnD Tip: When heavy emotional moments hit in TTRPGs - a tragic character choice, a PC's death - resist the urge to break the silence. Let the feelings breathe. These quiet spaces, where players process together, often become the most powerful memories at our table.
December 21, 2024 at 3:47 PM
DnD Tip: When heavy emotional moments hit in TTRPGs - a tragic character choice, a PC's death - resist the urge to break the silence. Let the feelings breathe. These quiet spaces, where players process together, often become the most powerful memories at our table.