322) So You Want to be a Dungeon Master? Lesson 2 — How to Plan in order to Balance the Plot with Characters’ Freedom of Choice
The truth, and beauty, of D&D is that THERE IS NO PLOT. Your characters are not on some prescribed path, like an obstacle course, where they just try to surmount one pre-set challenge after another, and slowly get better at it. D&D is not a video game. It’s not a pre-written script for a TV show. It’s a truly “open world”.
321) So you want to be a Dungeon Master? Lesson 1: World-building and Plot Visioning
Here’s what I’ve learned from 40 years of Dungeon Mastering. May it be of assistance.
141) Coming Full Circle: Part 1 — Me, this blog, Pink, and a Scathing Diatribe against The System, maaaan
I feel really, really grateful for you all. All the people who have been reading this and sharing thoughts, a whole community of people who share ideas on Facebook especially and in comments here — it’s just awesome to have experienced all this. Blogging is (for me anyway, lol….) a pretty personal thing, like writing into your diary….but then for some ungodly reason sharing it with the world.
26) Gratitude Day 6: Dad
I am grateful for my dad.
There are a lifetime of reasons why, but let me share just a few. He taught me a fair amount of what I know about living in this world. These lessons weren’t always easy to learn. But so many of the important ones aren’t.
15) Seize the Carp!!
Walking down the street, one of the last sunny fall days. The higher-pitch of a voice that has only been in use less than eleven years bounces up.
“Do you…do you ever think about….?” Pause. I lean in, as this seems important. We continue walking...leaves skittering….
