Find Them Here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/33927/game-master-s-laboratory I've been hard at work on our Proactive Packets---adventure materials specifically made for proactive roleplaying. Before, they've only been available to our Gold members, but some folks wanted the packets without a full membership, and others just wanted a specific packet, so we've made them available there for five bucks apiece (of which we see 60%). If you wanna see what these are like, you can find a free first packet in the Classroom tab. Right now, there are three available, and they're all factions, but we've got a location packet coming next month and some other exciting projects down the line. The best way to get all or multiple packets or support us directly is still to sign up for Gold, since that opens up the full backlog for download, but if you want to show support in another way or pick out some specific packets a la carte, DriveThruRPG is a good option! If you do grab them there, consider leaving us a rating (or even better, a review)---in a smaller space like the TRPG scene, even one comment or rating really does make a huge difference. These are getting a lot more refined as we keep working at them, so you can look forward to more maps, art, and useful materials as we go on (especially starting next month!) and in the future. I hope some of you get some use out of them :)

In my 5e game I have 4 different types of note takers, the traditional minutes taker, the a bag full of memos note taker, a journalist (mix of sketching and writing) and a scrapbooker. I want to add in things that are relevant for each style of notes. The writen note takers are easy to accommodate for as I'm used to the minetes and memo styles. It's the more creative notes I have ideas for. My ideas are: picture puzzle clue rewards for my scrapbooker Symbols and marks for the journalist to sketch down Is there any idea you guys have?

Trying to figure out how to adapt a concept to proactive games ... Edariad just pitched six steps for a great campaign (link) based around the concept of a Seed Question. This is a question is not about the plot, but about how the world works or people work. His example is "who gets to decide what the world looks like". He argues that reasonable people need to be able to disagree about it, and that the villian and PCs all need to have a personal connection with it. The idea really resonates with me and feels compatible with the central conflicts concept. Where I am stuck is his suggestion that it is important that you don't come out and tell the players, but that it is the question they start talking about after the first session without recognizing it. That it looses value and impact if they players are thinking from that lens initially. I see the point of it being a hidden force, but feel like it would need to be part of the discussion of theme and character creation in a proactive game. Anyway, I would appreciate others' opinions...

Hello Game Masters! The name is Jon and I’m a GM from the metro Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. I’ve been running games since 2022 starting with D&D but have since converted over to Daggerheart mainly. In the daytime I teach, and this year I decided to do something really different. I wanted to see if students would interact with curriculum and content more meaningfully if it was more than just data to be stored. That’s how “Verdaria” was born: my classrooms home brewed sandbox. Every time we learn a new unit the “Verdarians” discover new details about their world. Unit on Ecosystems? We’ve discovered lush and diverse biomes at each quadrant of our map. Unit on Governments? We’ve now understood the various forms of power distributed across Verdaria’s kingdoms. It’s been revolutionary for me and the kids, and also affords me even more excuses to crack out the dice during regular school hours. I look forward to learning how I can facilitate this educational journey more and share some of my ideas with other like minded storytellers!

Sign Up Here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B44AFA723A2FB6-63304367-blades More info on what this is is available here: https://www.skool.com/game-masters-laboratory/play-with-us?p=0c940865 Can't wait to play with you all!