I’m coming to realise, the art of simplicity is a subtle one to master. If your game is too simple, you risk boring or alienating your players. If it’s too complex, you risk frustrating or alienating your players.
Tag Archives: Campaign Management
GM Advice: The Price of Failure is…
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Death is the ultimate punishment for failure, but a cunning and subtle (or merciful) GM can “reward” the PCs’ failure without wiping out the party!
GM Advice: How to Deal With Broken Characters
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In a perfect world, every PC would be roughly as capable as his fellows. However through unbalanced rules, player skill or GM interference sometimes a PC gets broken.
By William McAusland (Outland Arts)
GM Advice: How to Get Honest Feedback on Your Campaign
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The hallmark of a great GM is that he’s always trying to improve his game and campaign. Only an idiot thinks he knows it all and that his game is perfect.
By William McAusland (Outland Arts)
GM Advice: 4 Reasons Your Campaign is Dying
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Campaigns die all the time. Some just peter out while others implode spectacularly. Why do some campaigns crash and burn while others seemingly go on and on?
By William McAusland (Outland Arts)
GM Advice: 4 Signs Your Campaign is Dying
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It all started out so well. There was a real buzz at the table, and every session was great. But now, the game seems to have lost that buzz. Is your campaign about to die?
By William McAusland (Outland Arts)
GM Advice: How to Herd Your Players to Your Game
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One facet of running a successful campaign is actually meeting up and playing. While it might sound stupid and incredibly basic, in today’s busy world sometimes just managing to meet up to play a game can seem like a Herculean achievement.
By William McAusland (Outland Arts)
GM Advice: Why Your Campaign Needs Structure
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A successful campaign is so much more than a series of vaguely related modules strung together. It needs a point, it needs a purpose and the players need a goal.
By William McAusland (Outland Art)
GM Advice: What Lies Under the Streets
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Adventures set under a city’s streets invariable feature networks of dank, noisome sewers. There are other locations, however, a GM could consider as the setting for his adventure.
By William McAusland (Outland Arts)