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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you make an out of character moment believable? in the forum Aspiring Authors 7 years, 3 months ago
I’ve recently written a post for Thanet Creative which dives into the issue of extreme right turns for characters and the whole scene and scene sequel cycle. If you need more help, this might be of use.
https://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2018/04/the-scene-and-scene-sequel/
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic How do you overcome writer's block? in the forum Aspiring Authors 7 years, 3 months ago
It depends on why you feel blocked. There is no consensus on a single way to overcome writer’s block but I did dive into the topic for a Thanet Creative post recently.
https://thanetcreative.authorbuzz.co.uk/2018/04/overcoming-writers-block/
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic
Why would you advise people to cause a TPK? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoI’m sorry you lost a much-loved character, but that sounds like a poor GM combined with some bad teamwork. Come on, everyone knows that you protect your healer while trying to take down the other group’s healer. Why were your tanks and DPS characters not shielding your cleric?
A GM should not be happy that the players failed. That’s just mean.…Read more
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jeffjohns replied to the topic
Any advice for a first time GM? in the forum TPK – Roleplay encounters and advice 7 years, 3 months agoI’m really looking forward to it. Being the GM looks like fun.
I’m not naive enough to think it will be easy but I want to have a go. I’m going to be running Hell’s Rebels (Pathfinder) which I’ve had in my library for ages.
I like Matt’s idea of getting another GM to support me. I’m going to ask the guy whose flat we play in. He’s been our GM…Read more
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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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post
Just how desperate is the council for a “win”? in the group Thanet Star: 7 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 […]
