Category Archives: Campaigns

The Vampire Ambush

Posted on 17 September, 2018 by Law

I’m something like a recovering simulationist. I’m happiest with a campaign when it makes sense, when causes lead naturally to effects, and when I don’t have to leverage my willing suspension of disbelief too much. I do understand that we … Continue reading →

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The Principle of Explosion

Posted on 9 September, 2018 by Law

DMs are wary of giving power to players, partially because few DMs can prepare for or react to players with too much freedom and partially because players are guaranteed to abuse it. This is why wishes are granted so rarely, … Continue reading →

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Slyghen the Unfortunate

Posted on 5 September, 2018 by Law

Sometimes I forget just how much DMing I’ve done. I have loose numbers in mind, like the number of campaigns I’ve run, but the weight of all the time and effort I’ve spent usually escapes my notice. I only think … Continue reading →

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Faith: Character Portraits

Posted on 3 June, 2018 by Law

A quick note: there’s been an update to the character page for Faith. Our partist party artist has drawn character portraits for everybody, so now we have art I’m allowed to post online.

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Faith: Opening and Ending

Posted on 26 May, 2018 by Law

I love working music into campaigns. Whether it’s using the lyrics of a song as inspiration for a plot or naming campaign villains after a specific artist’s works, tying music into the game is among the most deeply rewarding, if … Continue reading →

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Faith: Filler Arc (Pokémon)

Posted on 27 March, 2018 by Law

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 Law

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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Faith: Meet the PCs

Posted on 5 March, 2018 by Law

Campaigns are about characters. It doesn’t matter what plots you weave or how clever your battles are or what house rules you wrote if the players aren’t excited to apply characters to them. I wanted to avoid gushing about my … Continue reading →

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Faith: World Maps

Posted on 12 February, 2018 by Law

As part of planning for Faith, our time travel campaign where the characters go through history adjusting events so their respective gods can become top-tier members of their pantheon, I realized I would need world maps. That’s maps, plural. Chrono … Continue reading →

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A Comedy of Eras

Posted on 7 February, 2018 by Law

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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