Creating narrative in Tabletop RPGs is a different ball game compared to novels and scripts. While we can create scenes and offer pieces of information to the players, the players still remain agents of chaos and change. But that’s part of the fun; why would… Read More »10 Effective Ways To Present Clues to the Players
Villains! Everybody loves a good villain. Villain comes from the Old French word vilain, which does not mean “a bad guy in a cape lurking in the shadows.” It originally meant, in the twelfth century, a “peasant, farmer, commoner, churl, yokel.” In other words, a… Read More »Use these Villainous Plots in Your Game!
Taken from the Mythical Monster’s Storytelling Guide Use the word ‘No’ carefully. No is a powerful word; It is absolute and often causes abrupt ends in conversation. There are of course exceptions to the rule but more often than not, there are better ways of… Read More »How to Be a Great Gamemaster: Use ‘No’ Carefully
Today was spent mulling over how to properly design Favor for clerical characters in Mythical Monsters. For those reading this article, there are three kinds of supernatural wielders in the game: Magical characters, Clerical characters, and Mystical characters. Clerical characters are essentially priests, acolytes, and… Read More »Dev Log – Designing Mechanics for Favor
Welcome to the first blog post of World Ghost Games. My name is Sean and I am the lead developer on a new tabletop role-playing game called Mythical Monsters. Originally the game started as a homebrew of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG but I… Read More »Welcome!