When I prepare to run a TTRPG I always prep some random Hazards and Rewards I have been using the Hazard System, by Necropraxis Gaming, forspice and random encounters in my games. I find it is simple andquick to develop ideas on the fly. It provides variety, especiallywhen used as a compound table, but doesn’t…
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GM Prep Hazards for CY_Borg session 2
I’m prepping for our second session of CY_Borg. Players are stuck in a “Life Art Collective” in Undersjon. They are there to kidnap a VIP in attendance but here are some of the things that might happen during their visit. Hazards for Cy_Borg encounter Cyber Life installment partially complete Sec Ops Art Collective Dealer HoK…
TTRPG Session Prep: Hazards Table for Cy_Borg
I usually generate a 1d6,1d4 compound table for each session. I roll on this table at the start of every round. If players are proactive and lots of chaos is going on I might skip rolling. If players are directionless or not taking much action I might roll twice on the table to get the…
TTRPG Game Master Prep, 5e Phandelver and Below
I’m starting Phandelver and Below for the 5e beginners table atmy LGS. This is the table of hazards on the road, in a cave,entering a remote town I want to use some of these rolls totelegraph future story elements. I’ll need to keep the secret’sfor session 1 and for the whole campaign clear and well…
TTRPG Session Prep One Shot
I’m running a one shot called Treaty of the Tiger King from the Arcane Library. I have run this adventure once before and I’m excited for round two. The adventure comes with excellent random event tables for several of the scenes. I might not get around to using my hazard table but it’s such a…
TTRPG Session Review Orvold’s Tower, ICRPG in 5e
I use the ICRPG adventure Orvold’s Tower as a short, fast paced one shot for my 4th lvl 5e adventurers. Here are some of my notes from after the adventure. I often use this type of tracker at the table to make sure that players all get their turns and keep track of where they…
TTRPG Game Master Prep 2/6: Secrets and Clues
I currently break my session prep into six categories. This is the second in a series of 6 posts about these six session prep categories. Secrets/Clues I devise several secrets for each session. I have a lot of fun with this. I often over prep this category. I usually make the secrets about faction actions,…
TTRPG Meta Game Master Prep 1/6: Synopsis
I currently break my session prep into six categories. This is the first in a series of 6 posts about these six session prep categories. synopsis prepare a snapshot from the players view of what’s going on. this could be very detailed but doesn’t need to be for most games. for a one shot adventure…
Building up Success
It was sweet but now the jig is up. I was called out and rightly so. Who am I to spill all the beans and tell all the secrets. More importantly who are you, those who wish to know? Are you all worthy? Are you one of my players? GET OUT! Just Kidding. I also…
Morticians Session 0 Prep
This is my first pass at preparing a session 0 for a Mortician’s campaign at my LGS. Next week I will run through James D’Amato’s excellent book on Game Play to ensure I’m not missing too much major topics for my session 0. Mortician’s at DH Mortician’s at DH Table of Contents Session 0 <2024-05-12…