Losing Focus
A few weeks ago, I tweeted this… Just...
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Author: Phil Vecchione
Losing Interest
I was forty-six sessions into my Forbidden Lands...
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A Checklist For Returning to Face To Face Gaming
Two weeks ago, on the Zoom call for my Forbidden...
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Press On: Playing Without a Needed Role
You have all been in this situation. I got my...
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A Year Of Online Gaming
Just over a year ago, I played my last...
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Storyteller or Facilitator — Two Approaches
Over my nearly 40 years as a GM, I have changed...
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A Love Letter to Success With Complications
One of the great things about playing a large...
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Scratching That Itch: The New Shiny
I have a great problem. I have too many RPGs and...
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Information Gaps – When The Information Runs Dry
In a recent game, my players reached an impasse....
Read MoreNot To Kill: Non Lethal Options In Combat
The situation was all-too-familiar – the characters had subdued a...
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Playing Traditional Games Again
I have always been interested in different types...
Read MoreWhat’s In My Session Zero Toolbox
Over the past year or so, I have been refining my Session Zero...
Read MoreFinding My Lost Creativity
Just a warning. This post is a bit less structured than my normal...
Read MorePlanned vs Emergent Backgrounds
I recently started an Icons campaign and was working through...
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How My Gaming Changed During The Pandemic
By now there is no doubt that all of our lives...
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