Roleplay Rescue’s Blog

Here’s my GM notes which present the emergent story from our Karameikos campaign session #14, from last night. We had three players present after the climatic events of the previous session and, with three players missing, I decided to offer some roleplaying opportunities in the village of Vander’s Hollow. It felt good and I trust that the players enjoyed themselves. I’m ...

In my hobby room, there’s a strange stack of books that has built up over the past year or so. It’s a collection of recent purchases or arrivals from kickstarts and backed projects. It’s also an accumulation of the books that I keep nearest to my computer desk whereat I will play online.

Across the room from the desk and the stack, there’s a sofa bed in front of...

I live way up in my head. This seems obvious to me but over the years I have become reasonably convinced that a significant proportion of other people do not experience the kind of busy-ness of mind that I do. They seem far more decisive and clear about what they are doing. It feels like I’m just winging it and putting on a brave face while my head whirls.

Decision-...

Wow – been a while, even after I promised myself I’d post something every week. Ah, well. Experimental mindset. You live and learn.

This week has seen a significant shift away from the head of the table. I’ve stepped back from running Cyfaraun at school, taking a quiet spot on the sidelines, and almost simultaneously accepted an invitation to play in a new game ...