Adventure Design: Backgrounds and Factions
Since the opening days of my RPG life,...
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J.T. started role playing at the tender age of 10 years old one sweltering Texas afternoon. Since that fateful day he has eaten his way through dozens (maybe even hundreds!) of different systems in search of great and different tastes. When not sitting at the gaming table, he works at a Day Job keeping computers secure and writes fantasy stories in his spare time.
Posted by J.T. Evans | Jun 12, 2024 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Since the opening days of my RPG life,...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | May 15, 2024 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
This time around, I’m going to talk about...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Apr 17, 2024 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
When starting to design an adventure for your...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Mar 20, 2024 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Welcome to a series of adventure design articles...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Feb 5, 2024 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Last month, I talked about giving your character...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Jan 24, 2024 | Player Advice
During session zero, the GM is usually hopping...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Dec 13, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
My group has been steadily playing OSRIC for...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Nov 6, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
The point of playing a game, any game of any...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Oct 6, 2023 | General, Player Advice
We live with our characters. As gamers we live...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Sep 1, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
There are quite a few world building articles...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Jul 17, 2023 | General
Let me set up my tale with some details: The...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Jun 28, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
In older editions of D&D, there were checks...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | May 15, 2023 | General
In June of 2009, I launched the Ravenous RPG...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The terms of the Game Notion Open Mention...
Read MorePosted by J.T. Evans | Mar 24, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
In the days of yore (e.g.: prior to my...
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