Category Archives: DMing

Faith: Filler Arc (Pokémon)

Posted on 27 March 2018 by MssngrDeath

I’m generally not a fan of missing sessions. If we’re not having a campaign in a given week there has to be a pretty good reason, and the most common reason is lack of quorum. That is, if we are … Continue reading →

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Faith: Signature Items

Posted on 12 March 2018 by MssngrDeath

Sometimes I worry what my readers think of me. I know logically that nobody goes over this blog with a fine-toothed comb, looking for contradictions so they can shout “Aha! This person says he/she doesn’t like racial stereotyping, but there’s … Continue reading →

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Adaptations

Posted on 19 February 2018 by MssngrDeath

I’ve been referencing Chrono Trigger a lot as I talk about Faith, my players’ latest attempt to ruin not just one of my settings but several settings throughout history. But that’s not because I’m trying to run a Chrono Trigger … Continue reading →

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A Comedy of Eras

Posted on 07 February 2018 by MssngrDeath

I’ve wanted to use that as a post name forever. There are a lot of “nevers” in conventional DMing advice, and I’ve been on something of an unofficial quest to violate all of them. Consider “never give the players wishes”, … Continue reading →

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The Role of Rolls

Posted on 08 January 2018 by MssngrDeath

The essence of D&D, and arguably of tabletop roleplaying at all, is randomness. For years it was right there in the name: D&D ran on the d20 system, where players roll a 20-sided die and use rules to interpret the … Continue reading →

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