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Burn After Running: RPG One-Shots

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Grendel is a 1971 novel by John Gardner, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the point of view of the monster. It’s excellent, but if you’ve picked it up thinking “ooh, I like axes and fighting monsters, and it’s a fantasy masterwork – this’ll be a rip-roaring read!” you may be somewhat surprised, and possibly disappointed. It’s a bit literary, as Gardner uses the myth to ex...

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This post is an experiment – a blog buddies experiment! –

I met Mintrabbit through Open Hearth, and then discovered her blog – There’s a TTRPG For That!; it’s since become a frequen...

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You remember when we suddenly couldn’t move for solo RPGs? Well, quietly, that’s now happened with what I’m going to call here “Duet Games” – that’s games for two players, or sometimes (less frequently) one player and one GM. In fairness, the Player/GM split is frequently eroded by the form, so let’s just say two players. There’s a lot of them out there – check out href="h...

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Daggerheart has been out for a while now, and I’ve had a chance to run a few one-shots of it, both online and face-to-face; it’s a great system for them, with its narrative focus bringing the epic experience you want from a high fantasy game. So, if you’re wanting to try it as a change for your group, or showcase it at a convention, here are my top tips for running Daggerhear...

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After talking about three-stage prep before, I thought I’d better give you the finished example. This one-shot for Star Trek Adventures (2nd Edition) is soon to be released on href="https://www.youtube.com/@unconventionalgms" target="_blank" rel="noopener ugc nofollow...

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