gm tips – Red Dice Diaries

My Session Prepping the Lazy DM Way

Following on from last episode I talk a little bit about my thoughts having prepped and run a session using the method from Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.

Secrets & Clues

In this episode we’re talking about the concept of Secrets & Clues as presented in Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.

Religious Ceremonies

In this Monday’s episode we talk about how you can use religious ceremonies in your RPG session:

5 Things to Include in Your GM Pack

In this Monday’s episode we’re discussing what we consider to be five essentials to include in your GM pack.

Maps as Visual Story/World-building Inspiration

In this recording Hannah is explaining a visual method of map and world creation that she has used to provide her with inspiration in the past when it comes to creating campaign worlds for RPGs.

Gaming Prep – Part 2

The second part of our conversation with Johannes Paavola about all things gaming prep.

How I Manage Events & Clocks in My Game

I’m an unashamed fan of the idea of clocks within RPGs, if you’re not familiar with this concept the clock (a concept I encountered first in Apocalypse World) is simply a method of tracking how many intervals of time have to pass before an event occurs. Clocks tend to be represented in Apocalypse World and other such games as a circle divided into segments.

In the clock to the left there are eight segments, each time certain criteria were met you–as the GM–would fill in one or more segments, when they are all filled in the event (whatever that might be) occurs in your games.

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