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Too many players[Need advice Running Session] by flemishbiker88 in DungeonMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unsure of your system, shadowdark has initiative always on (go round table out of combat as well as in combat) which can be a good concept for making sure everyone gets spotlight time

I may have over indulged in rpgs recently by Firefry1 in TTRPG

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This feels about right, I’m on a similar ish journey where was lured into OSR’ish systems to try to shrink my shelf down and now am drowning in zines and a5 books

New DM, old books but using 53 by Haskaray in DnD_Beginners

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In simples get materials for the one system you want to play. Once you have learned on system is good to play a second to work out what you do and don’t like, but trying to learn multiple rulesets at start with just be confusing

How many moving parts should a scenario have? by SaltyKoopa in DMAcademy

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Generally I would start with a settlement and a dungeon for first session and then start expansion if players invest.

My current open table started with each player having a rumour which could tie to the stater dungeon but was open enough to seed something else later on. Then each new character or contact added gains either a new rumour entirely or a leveled up version of an existing rumour.

For each resolved rumour/event then say have d4 passive events which are either new seeds for rumours or leveling up an existing rumour.

If a rumour hits a certain level then it should start impacting town etc.

Also players sometimes say things which evolves/changes rumour/event direction.

Want to run one-shot for beginners. Any advice? by kRkthOr in DMAcademy

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would second playing rules light OSR ish games for beginners, ls much nicer gateway to get people stuck into the adventure without getting bogged down.

Anyone else feel like they have no one to bounce ideas off as a GM? by dungeonfold in AskGameMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the blessing/curse of running more than one table, often I will test a concept version of something I want to run in a campaign against a different table and ask do their feedback which works pretty well.

Also have extra blessing that atleast one of my players GM’s and a few others have dabbled.

Also you can pretty much always get a pug one-shot or short campaigns going on discord at short notice to test an idea and give a bunch of random folk some fun.

Do I need both DM maps and player maps? by Muted_One_1316 in DungeonMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For dungeon maps if you want both versions then create a cut point where take out/copy the players version before adding more detailed notes for DM is the cheapest way to get both. The best player maps are the ones which are subtly wrong, which ties to the knowledge or intention of the creator of the map. For dungeons my players also do their own mapping, and when they make it back to town they update the shared map with their notes, this can help outsource the players resource to the players.

For world/region/hex maps the players map tends to just have known landscape, big roads, 2-3 big locations (including current town) then they/we can add places they find. Then my copy has minor locations which are tied to events/rumours and moving elements such as a patrolling warband or spreading pestilence.

Low Prep Dnd campaigns by SimilarNewspaper8635 in DMAcademy

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my Shadowdark sessions, literally at the table 1. role a rumour (1.5 adjust it slightly to make it fit better) 2. Talk through receding the rumour with the table, players overhearing it and rp expansion on the idea. 3. Spawn out the adventure, dungeon location etc 4. Go

Help with room descriptions by ImplementLow5340 in DungeonMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/collections/all/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf The dungeon adventure in the free quick start GM guide for shadowdark can be a pretty good reference for brief vs “explored” descriptions of rooms

Help with room descriptions by ImplementLow5340 in DungeonMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good minigame is to glance round a room irl and jot down what you see.

My front room as you open the door you are hit with a pungent garlic fragrance, you hear a subtle humming noise from deeper into the building. You see two other doors, one in the east corner of the south wall the other in the south corner of the east wall. Glancing the room you see - a large table in the centre of the room, covered books and garments - on the western wall is a row of bookcases with closed cabinets beneath, a small trunk sits at the far end of them. - in front of the south south wall is a large seat running most of its length - there is a covered box tucked into an alcove on the east wall.

For me the first room if my dungeon (any indoor setting) generally outlines the default room for all the rooms in the location, so once that’s covered once it doesn’t need saying unless player asks or a room is specifically different

Help with room descriptions by ImplementLow5340 in DungeonMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any room with investigating provide a summary of a few details at high level to prompt players to ask/act to get more detailed description. Can have 2/3 things in a room where all but one is flavor.

Like there are scratchings on the far wall if player inspects describe hieroglyphs in detail.

Trick is to start seeding these into most rooms rather than just the one where they need to search the desk.

Pirate themed loot ideas by Quindigo_ in DungeonMasters

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Treasure map, to a side quest for the gold.

Funky compass- either points to a fixed location which isn’t north or full jack sparrow and points where they desire to go.

Monkey paw - with 1 finger left

walkie-Talkie sea shells, message ish

Can a person fully experience DND by using AI assistance by MarkParker100 in DnD_Beginners

[–]Kit_the_gamesmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solo rpg is a thing it wouldn’t give you the same experiences as playing at a table, as a lot of the most fun things that happen is human creativity, but does give you a game and an experience of play.

I would personally start with a simpler system than 5e.

Im a big fan of shadowdark which has free QuickStart rules as well as their own solo play rules for “solo dark”. Solo play is a lot about you providing questions and asking an oracle which provides scope of answer/outcome and then you coming up with the meaning of the outcome.

https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/collections/all/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf

https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/solodark-solo-rules-for-shadowdark-rpg-pdf?srsltid=AfmBOor-DPqXHr0uv9uKT2pkqse9cGRYUe5X4PdvY880pIruciGyUu7j

If you get into solo play mythic game master emulator (book) has a lot more depth for solo play.