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3 Ways Your Players Can Help You Out Next Session By JohnnFour | Published March 28, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,197 Delegation comes naturally to some. For others, we don't think of it, worry we might bother or offend folks, or just want to control too much. We do not have to take on...

How to Prevent Dead End Dice Rolls By Jonathan Hardin, www.sojournersawake.com | Published March 21, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,196 A Brief Word of Johnn What do you do when the dice betray your players? When the party seems to meet a dead-end? When your adventure stalls due to bad...

How to Make Undead Scary By JohnnFour | Published October 27, 2014. Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #629 Brief Word From Johnn Freelance Traveller Reviews Faster Combat Timothy Collinson vivisects my book, The Game Master's Guide to Faster Combats, for the Freelance Traveller zine. It's the most...

Must You Make Every Encounter Interesting? By JohnnFour | To be published March 14, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,195 Here's an interesting question about encounter building that WorldWibe asks on RPT's Discord: Thanks for the great question! A lot depends on your GMing style and...

Making Undead Cool Again By JohnnFour | Published October 6, 2014. Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #626 Brief Word From Johnn How to Find Players Updated (Filling the Empty Chair) After battles with tarrasques and two ages of man have passed, I've updated Filling the Empty Chair. My guide on...

Left Hooks: 24 Plot Twist Ideas & Design Patterns By JohnnFour | Updated May 24, 2021 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #617 Plot twist ideas are hard to think up. So, as I reviewed all the seeds when producing the Campaign Seeds: From Zero to Killer Campaign Concept book, I paid particular...

7 Great Mapping Apps You Might Not Have Heard Of Before By JohnnFour | Published August 2018, updated June 18, 2021 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #965 Mapping software is a personal thing. I know what I like. Within moments of opening software I know if I’m going to be in for a rough time...

Encounter Mapping Software - 3 Tips For Choosing The Best One By JohnnFour | Published November 29, 2021 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,182 A great conversation came up in the monthly Wizard of Adventure chat Saturday on what encounter mapping software to choose. (Wizards of Adventure who...

Use Plot Factories For Unlimited Hook Inspiration From JohnnFour | Published end of February, 2017 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #767 These days, when I come across ideas for adventures I do something new. It’s a quick action borrowed from Dungeon World. And it’s part of this bigger idea I’m...

How Can NPCs Survive Contact With Your Players? By JohnnFour | Published August 16, 2021 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,170 You pour yourself into crafting the perfect ensemble of NPCs. Smith, soldier, spy. Cooper, captain, King. Game day arrives and with relish you walk them onto the stage...

17 More Tips To Help Your NPCs Survive By JohnnFour | Published February 24, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,192 [This is a collection of answers by other GMs]

How To Improvise Better Via Connect & Shift By Jonathan Hardin, www.sojournersawake.com | Published March 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,194 Improvisation seems scary and sometimes difficult, especially for new GMs. I have learned a few tips from people who think quickly on their feet...

Old Campaign, New PCs: Creating New Characters For Existing Campaigns By Walks in Moonlight | Published June 2000, Updated October 12, 2021 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #129 A Brief Word From Johnn The following is expired content. We're posting it as we think it still has some value for...

PC Death And Your Campaign By Kate Manchester | Published 1st week of November 2006, Updated May 23, 2021 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #381 A Brief Word From Johnn Volume 2: 5 Room Dungeons Ready For Download The second volume of 5 Room Dungeons contest entries is now ready for download...

What To Do When Players Miss The Clues? By Jonathan | To be published February 28, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,193 Hello Sojourner! This is Jonathan with www.sojournersawake.com. Besides the common adventure in leaving town, delving into the dungeon, and slaying the monster to...

d10 Things You Can Do With a Dead Character By JohnnFour | Published February 14, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,191 It sucks when a character dies. To avoid discomfort or upset players, many GMs end up supporting Mary Sue PCs. Or we provide plot armor so thick we earn no drama from...

New Players -> New Group -> New Campaign By JohnnFour | Published February 9, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,190 RPT GM RF emailed me this question: Thanks for the tip request, RF! Here are some of my thoughts…. Session #1 I'm a weirdo and am not a fan of Session 0. Blasphemy, I...

A Quick & Dirty Guide To Creating Great Villains From JohnnFour | Published first week of June, 2000, updated February 3, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #026 A Brief Word From Johnn A hearty welcome to all new subscribers, and a big thanks to all current subscribers for sending in your...

6 Ways To Help Your Players Develop More Compelling Characters From JohnnFour | Published January 31, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,188 How can we help players develop interesting and unique characters during play? A player who really enjoys playing their character is almost always...

How To Adjust After Handing Out Too Much Loot From JohnnFour | Published January 12, 2022 Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1,187 Today I've got some great ideas for when we hand out too much treasure and game balance goes sideways a bit. And in the Reader Tips section at the end, I've got a 5...