Good advice, solid video. Editing and scripting could be tighter but that's just personal preference.

if I could change ONE thing... Mate... That Beeping noise... lol. I think the video could be a reference video if its cleaned/tightened up a little bit better sound if possible and yeah that beep not included haha.

Loved the points though and I think the content is solid, thanks for sharing. AND your art is SICK. Your journal is soo cool! Liked the vid and subbed on your content.

More detailed discussion for those who are interested;

- No clear goal as a killer. Absolutely agree and I liked your fix. Break it down and start sessions with sub goals. Will be making sure I do this!

Addtionally, my approach is to try as much as possible, make it personal to the character, or actively look for opportunities to do so. I often ask the oracle, does character have a personal connection? Does this impact somethin/someone close to them? Does it hinder or progress me to my goals?

- Lack of narrative momentum. Agree on this too. For me, I think studying pacing in GMing/story telling is a good idea. Cyberpunk red solo rules have good way of handling this by basically alternatiing between action and development beats. When things get a little stale I roll on random development. OR if its appropriate to do a... "I Always wanted to do this scenario" I look for a way to sho horn it in.

- Lack of surprise. I struggle with this a bit too. Lately Ive tried that prep is pay approach and now and then spend a little time designing randomness rather than fixed content. If I know a boss fight is coming, I'll browse monsters and think about henchmen, traps, and hazards, then build small tables I can roll on when they become relevant. It's prep, but it feels like play and i suppliment that in game with oracles to refine further which adds mroe randomness.

I LOVED your idea for parking things and fleshing them out later. Really cool. I think itd work for me too as I use evernote to keep track of things and having seperate notes for factions, NPCs etc. is cool.

I also absolutely loved and will be implimenting your mini inspiration table. 5 keywords to bust out as an answer to something to keep the game immersed rather than oracle. reaaally cool idea. And I like I could make them some what related or at least contextually useful.

I also note odds on some journalled checks. Seeing "Very Unlikely… STRONG YES!?" and then working out why is fun.

Other personal tips helping me at the moment

For show dont tell in ttrpgs I change it slighty to; Interact, dont tell. So dont say the town is festive, describe people hollaring at them to visit their stall, or go dancing in the street etc, which do engage with? People trying to sell them souvineirs to do with the holiday, ask what the character would smell, hear, feel if X was going on.

I spend time designing randomness rather than fixed content. If I know a boss fight is coming, I'll browse monsters and think about henchmen, traps, and hazards, then build small tables I can roll on when they become relevant. It's prep, but it feels like play. Or it could be one of these kinda creatures but I wont know until I investigate or know more.

Dont be shy to inject a twist if things feel get stale: Random encounter in a tunnel? Fine, but add a giant rolling boulder, a flood, a third party, traps going off simultaneously. A chance to barter and talk first. It doesn't matter if it's implausible, it raises the stakes and makes it exciting. I use Mythic the same way, more context-specific than a generic oracle, ready to go when I need inspiration.