Now that work has slowed I’m starting to work on my games for GenCon. First up is a DnD 5e game, Return to Gilligan’s Island. I stole the idea from an event I saw listed at Gamehole Con. I think it was just a Gilligan’s Island game then. At the time, my oldest son was […]
Weekly GMing – New Player Old PC
Weekly game happened last night (hooray, see below for “spoilers”) and I had a new player and a missing player. Traditionally when this happens I’ll let the new player take control of the missing players PC. There are a lot of circumstantial issues around this; are the PCs in a spot were it’s OK to […]
Weekly GMing – Re-Prepping a Game
After a three week break, I am back in the GM chair (I have my favorite chair). When I left the game, it was in a little bit of a suspenseful situation (the PCs don’t know it – the players do). In my head I have a good idea of where we are, but I […]
Weekly GMing – A PC under every rock
No gaming this past week. Work combined with family commitments took over my normal evening for dice rolling. So what to do when no gaming? It’s time to recharge the batteries. I like to envision how to turn all the random media I see in a week into a Role Playing game. Here’s what the […]
Weekly GMing – Cliffhanger!
Kid activities and work activities are sending me on at least a 3 week break from GMing and Playing. So what to do with a paused campaign? For myself, I prefer a cliffhanger if it fits in with the story and time. Cliffhangers, or any pause while in the midst of play, can be difficult […]