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When The DM Closes A Secret Door, He Opens A Pit Trap

November 27, 2012 by Vanir

Well, it’s finally happened. I’ve known for awhile that a few of my friends in our gaming group would be leaving at some point in the near(ish) future. That time has come. I haven’t quite worked out what’s going to happen between now and then, but there’s a fair chance I’m going to have to wrap up our campaign in two days’ time. I’ve planned for this. I’ve tried to steel myself for this. And yet, all I can think of is the last words of the tenth Doctor: “I don’t want to go!”. Forget about the words. I know I’m not the one leaving. Shut up.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: change, entropy sucks, Friends, group, group makeup, sad, sad panda

If The Dungeon Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy

November 15, 2011 by Vanir

I’ll admit it: I’d been dreading running last week’s D&D game. It had been over a month since we played, and my trepidation was as much laziness as it was not wanting to dungeon crawl. I’d imagine it was much more my fault than the dungeon module we were running, but I’d somehow managed to suck all the fun out of the game for me. That’s the last thing you want running through the DM’s mind in any group — sooner or later things start to suck for everybody else. A few months later, the group breaks up and one of your roleplayers goes to prison for stabbing a minmaxer. I knew I had to do something. But what?

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: bob vila, change, communication, DIY, DM, dm tips, fishmen, group, martyrdom, mass extinction via fireball, maws, orcs, selfishness

Inq. of the Week: Frequency of Play?

October 26, 2009 by Bartoneus

This week I’d like to take a look at how often all of you play tabletop RPGs. My own D&D campaign has been on a short hiatus for four weeks now and will be resuming in early November, but leading into the holiday season I’m scared the schedule is going to be disrupted for the next few adventures.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: games, gaming, gender, group, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games, women

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