by Karyn Keene | Sep 30, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Karyn Keene When I was first invited to play D&D, I said “not on your life” as politely as possible. First of all, I thought that only super-nerds played it in their basements. Also, I happened to be one of those people who grew up believing that...
by Sarah Yoon | Sep 25, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Sarah Yoon The advice “let your character make his own decisions” or “give him free will” swims across the internet. You want your character to be rounded, relatable, realistic—but attaining organic growth is easier said than done. If you haven’t...
by Sarah Yoon | Sep 23, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Sarah Yoon Trust is required in every step of creation, from working with fellow creatives to offering your work to an audience. In collaboration, you might be afraid that others will overtake the project—maybe they won’t respect your work and relationships...
by Rachel Beck | Sep 18, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Rachel Beck Personally, it took me exactly three sessions to work out that my attempt to adapt the plot line of Les Miserable to a tabletop game wasn’t working. Had my players known what I was up to, they probably could have told me that by the end of the...
by Rachel Beck | Sep 16, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Rachel Beck You have a world at your fingertips, or will, when you’ve finished building it. Running a tabletop RPG is one of the best exercises in world building for a storyteller because you’re building a story in which you have little to no control over...