While researching mythical creatures both out of interest and as inspiration for my upcoming Mythical Monsters RPG, I discovered I was not as well read on the differences between griffins, hippogriffs, and pegasi. So I thought it would be fun to make a post about… Read More »Mythical Monsters: Griffins, Hippogriffs, and Pegasi
What I would like to talk about in this post is the subject of exploration. In many RPGs, exploration is covered in a number of ways but I want to address one way that I came up with for the Mythical Monsters RPG. In game… Read More »Exploring Locations: How to Make Location Maps Work For You
While working on Mythical Monsters, I spent a brief period of time thinking about D&D 5e’s Help Action. Turns out, it’s a bit weak. But we can make it better! If you want to avoid a bit of math, you can skip to the section… Read More »A Better Version of the D&D Help Action
Taken from the Mythical Monster’s Storytelling Guide Don’t assume incompetence from the player characters. Minor and Major Blunders are bound to happen but they are simply accidents and not a result of a character’s idiocy. Bear in mind that many actions require vigor to perform.… Read More »How to Be a Great Gamemaster: Don’t Assume a Player’s Character is Incompetent
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