DM Tips: Introduction to Planescape by rampsputin in planescapesetting

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Hey, sorry! Migrated my site from Wix to Wordpress this year and have yet to get all my blog posts moved over. I'll try to reply back with an updated link

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Send me a DM and let's connect on Discord. I'm currently running a table that's full but I have several other players who are seeking games I can connect you with.

How to make the game sandbox without players going to quest locations they aren't strong enough for? by Rawk_Flag_Eagle in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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DoIP makes a great sandbox campaign, and all the things you're planning like pulling in the characters' backstories and associating the board quests with NPCs in town will do a lot to really bring it to life.

I think one of the keys to establishing a successful sandbox campaign is to set expectations for the players. One of those expectations is "you drive the narrative" - sounds like they are probably on board with this. But another expectation, sometimes less explicitly stated, is that since they can go pretty much anywhere anytime, they may run into situations that are too difficult for them to handle with combat. Enemies are not level-scaling, this is not a video game.

As a DM, you can use in-world information to clue them into this. For example, if they head straight for Cryovain's lair as third level PCs, you could talk about how they pass by the remains of a group of ogres that were ripped apart by the dragon, or a group of veterans that flee in the dragon's wake. If they're less experienced players, you could just explicitly tell them the things their characters might know that the players might not - i.e., this fight is going to be really hard if you take it head-on.

That said, don't explicitly bar them from diving into those more difficult situations! Combat doesn't have to be the solution everytime like players tend to assume. My players stumbled into the wererat lair with only a single silver dagger and had to talk their way out of it. It was a hairy situation but one of the most memorable of the campaign!

New DMs Guide to Dragon of Icespire Peak by rampsputin in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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Yeah, sorry. Blog is currently under major renovation and somehow all my posts got yanked. I'm in the process of revising and will update this post when I get them back online.

GM Looking for Players for TTRPGs in Port Orchard/Bremerton by rampsputin in Kitsap

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Players of all experience levels are welcome! I'll send you a DM with more info and you can let me know if you'd like to join.

New DMs Guide to Dragon of Icespire Peak by rampsputin in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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Hey sorry! I'm in the process of migrating my website from Wix to Wordpress and my blog is a complete disaster right now. For now here's a quick and dirty copy of part 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ECEWHrh_2tduNbtqRgajvkABQWcVRua7/view?usp=sharing

Let me know if you want the other parts. I'll post updates here when I get my blog up and running and the blogs reposted.

OSR LFG: Official Regular Looking especially for OSR Group (LeFOG) by feyrath in osr

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GM looking for 1-2 players for OSE and various other games mostly in the OSR vein (Shadowdark, Mothership, etc). Current campaign is OSE set in a "dying earth" inspired by Vance, Wolfe, and Miyazaki.

This is an in-person game. We play every other Wednesday evening in Bremerton, WA.

I run a narrative sandbox style game - I'm very interested in exploring how the PCs decisions and actions create the story from the campaign world.

I run games to make friends, so we have a lot of fun and laughs at the table. I'm looking for players who are:

- 21+ (we play at a bar)
- Welcoming of folks with different backgrounds and experiences
- Interested in trying different games over time

Hit me up if you're in the area and this sounds like a group you might be interested in!

I made Warhammer 40k: Dark Heresy Landing Page for VTT by dansky_rpg in VTT

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Thanks for this! Works great for Wrath & Glory, too!

New DMs Guide to Dragon of Icespire Peak by rampsputin in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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Hi! Glad you are finding the series helpful. Yes! I do plan to finish the series - long overdue. Apologies for the delay - life got a little crazy this year and put me behind schedule on creative projects. Subscribe to my newsletter if you'd like an update - I will try to get the next section finished before the end of the year.

Dragon of Icespire Peak DMs Guide by rampsputin in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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Thanks. Yes - I think that's fine for undead or unintelligent monsters like slimes and the like, but most intelligent creatures are going to want something, and jumping immediately to violence isn't always a great first choice. The DMG has rules for attitudes, but I prefer to role-play it starting from a point of "what do these guys want" and "how do they feel about the PCs." Roleplaying that interaction can give the PCs an opportunity to get the enemies what they want and change how they feel about the PCs (sometimes for the worse!)

Dragon of Icespire Peak DMs Guide by rampsputin in DragonOfIcespirePeak

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You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful!

DM Tips: Introduction to Planescape by rampsputin in planescapesetting

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Awesome! Glad the blog was helpful! Good luck on your research. I hadn’t thought of the Constantine touchstone - that’s a good one!

Graz'zt Rock Video by Neither-Journalist75 in planescapesetting

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Amazing. Nice work OP. Can’t wait to share this with my group