Travel Check: Thoughts on running and playing TTRPGs

Momentum: Make-or-break factors

Pay attention to the factors that can bog down a game night, and switch course when you see them.

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Dylan Wolf
Boxed Text: The Gloamwood Ravine

In a deep and secluded forest, the party comes across an aether-infused creek, and ancient stone bridge, and a waterfall plunge pool.

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Dylan Wolf
Momentum: Making a regular game night happen

Regular game nights aren’t built from infinite free time, they’re built when people get used to showing up.

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Dylan Wolf
Boxed Text: A Divine Vision

A player character receives an urgent message from their goddess in a dream.

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Dylan Wolf
Evolution of a Gamemaster: Don’t write your own system

Don’t chase mechanically satisfying rules, use what works to create the experience you want.

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Dylan Wolf
Boxed Text: The Sandship Arrives

A marvel of ancient technology, now captured by pirates, makes its attack

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Dylan Wolf
Evolution of a Gamemaster: Don’t bite off more than you can chew

Optimize your GM prep and style around sustainability to create momentum.

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Dylan Wolf
Boxed Text: Camping in the Canyon

A group of adventurers take a job escorting a caravan of merchants across the desert.

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Dylan Wolf
Evolution of a Gamemaster: Cultivate trust with others

TTRPGs are at their best when creating shared experiences, and that requires trust from all parties involved.

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Dylan Wolf
Boxed Text: Raiding the Ruins

Adventurers come upon an ancient ruin, guarded by Imperial soldiers who are studying it

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Dylan Wolf