As many of you already know, I’m a bit of an amateur game designer for tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). I’ve created quite a few games over the years, but only self-published one, back in the long-ago days before Amazon and DriveThruRPG. It didn’t do very well. Regardless, this is a bit of a passion of […]
Tag: Advice
Words to the Wise – Loot Mechanics #260
Answering questions from Internet DMs. Seriously, that’s all. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Advice (4:03) – Answering questions from Internet DungeonMasters Wrap (56:57) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/LM260.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon […]
Five Years Gone – Loot Mechanics #252
A fun look back at the last five years of this show, from our days as “Pixels & Dice”, through our run (thus far) as “Loot Mechanics”. Intro (0:50) – A few words from Scormus Main Topic (3:57) – 2017: A Gamer Confessional (with Ryleia!) Other Bullshit (27:32) – 2018: Our first impressions of D&D […]
The Weaver of Fate
So, what does it mean to “win” as a GameMaster in a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG), like “Dungeons & Dragons”? Frankly, you don’t. But at the same time, you should always win… No, I’m not having a stroke. That will make sense shortly, I promise! Look, I’ve said it many times before: Everyone at the […]
Friendzoned
Episode #14 – On today’s podcast, we discuss whether you really need to be friends with everyone in your gaming group. Also, some advice for the newbie MMO player. Intro (0:50) – Our year so far, in brief. Main Topic (4:02) – Do you have to be friends with everyone in your TTRPG group? Words […]
The Man with the Blue Tie
I often wonder how I can improve my Gamemastering skills. What can I do to better bring my worlds to life for my players? Is there something small, perhaps a little exercise I can do, to sharpen my skills? Well, I fell into just such an exercise, without even trying. My Lovely Brideā¢ and I […]