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jeffjohns replied to the topic
Why would you advise people to cause a TPK? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoDave sounds like a terrible GM. 🙁
I’m sorry that you had a bad TPK.
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Jack Dent started the topic
Why would you advise people to cause a TPK? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoOur TPK is about the most traumatic ending to a story I have ever experienced.
I had just got my beloved cleric – Cedric the Green – to level 8. We were in the middle of a side-quest to solve a murder when the local thieves guild caught wind of what we were up to and ambushed us. Our GM, Dave, had the mooks target Cedric first. After he went…Read more
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Jack Dent replied to the topic
Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoMy advice: Don’t!
I ran a game once and it was the hardest thing I ever did. I stick to just running a single character now.
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoIf you are unsure I would suggest two things.
- Run a pre-made adventure path.
- Ask the most experienced GM from the group to support you.
When I ran my first game I had the groups founding GM backing me up. That really helped me find my feet. Not to mention I had a guide to some of the parts of the GM role that I was unfamiliar with.
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Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoIn a few months time, I will be the GM for our group. There are four of us and we take it in turns but this is my first time in the hot-seat.
Any advice you can give me?
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Matthew D. Brown (Author) 7 years, 1 month agoFor those of you that are specifically interested only in my TPK encounters, I have created a sperate group with its own forum.
http://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/tpk-roleplay-encounters-and-advice/
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Matthew Brown started the topic
TPK FAQ in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoWhat is TPK?
TPK is a common role play term for a total party kill, where all the characters are killed (ending the adventure). While a TPK is generally a bad thing, the threat of a TPK can increase the thrill of overcoming or surviving an encounter.
Why this is a good thing is explained…Read more
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Blog: Bless my soul, these rolls are fixed from
TPK – Matthew D Brown in the group TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoOne thing you learn as a GM is that sometimes you need to ensure that rolls are fixed. And that is okay. Here is why. When you transition from player to narrator […]
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Bless my soul, these rolls are fixed in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 7 years, 1 month agoOne thing you learn as a GM is that sometimes you need to ensure that rolls are fixed. And that is okay. Here is why.
When you transition from player to narrator (or GM), your long-ingrained sense of fair play […]
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Just how desperate is the council for a “win”? in the group Thanet Star: 7 years, 1 month agoThere can be no doubt by now that Thanet District Council is an organisation in crisis. On top of the largely negative opinion of the council held by the public, the disintegration of the UKIP administration, a […]
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The scene and scene-sequel in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 7 years, 1 month agoAny story can be broken down into scenes and each scene works in the same way. You probably know that way very well – one or more persons want something and they encounter one or more problems stand between the […]
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Blog: Deep Patrol May Preview from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 7 years, 1 month agoTuesday 1st May will reveal the 6th instalment of my Deep Patrol space opera serial. This one is fairly friendly foe new readers! Why is that? I’ll explain:After […]
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Blog: How to Get an A in Content Marketing from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 7 years, 1 month agoPolish up your apples for another week of content marketing school. 🙂 This week combined ways you can excel as a writer and a marketer. On Monday, Stefanie Fl […]
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Blog: I Read Books: Riders of the Purple Sage from
Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 7 years, 1 month agoRiders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey is a 1912 western that is often considered seminal, which is why I find it interesting that there’s surprisingly little g […]
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Blog: Why GMs should be ready to kill player characters from
TPK – Matthew D Brown in the group TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 1 month agoA good GM is a GM that is ready, willing, and able to kill player characters. A bad GM is one that enjoys doing so. I want to explain why a GM needs to be […]
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Why GMs should be ready to kill player characters in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 7 years, 1 month agoA good GM is a GM that is ready, willing, and able to kill player characters. A bad GM is one that enjoys doing so.
I want to explain why a GM needs to be prepared to kill player characters and why it makes a […]
