Tag: GM tips

  • Show NPCs doing something else

    Show NPCs doing something else

    I just finished my first playthrough of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, and wow, that was a great experience. The art and vibe is cozy, it has the feels, there’s a great story, choices matter, I love sci-fi, the core gameplay is fun, I got attached to the NPCs, it isn’t a grind. It’s just…

  • How to Invite Players to Build the World Together

    Among the many ideas in Daggerheart, one big idea is that players and GMs alike should “Build the World Together.” In many TTRPGs, there’s an implicit idea that the GM is responsible for worldbuilding, and players are there to experience and inhabit it. In Daggerheart, players not only bring their own character details and backstory,…