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Welcome to the Game Master's Laboratory!
Welcome to the Game Master Laboratory! This is a place for people who are running (or planning) TTRPG games to brainstorm ideas with other GMs, share ideas and resources, and test their creations with each other. I recorded a short video to get you started, which you can view in this post. It's all about what we do here, but it's also about how to use Skool, so if you're new to Skool, make sure to check that out! If we haven't met you yet, we would like to. Please make a post in the "General Discussion" channel to introduce yourself and tell us... 1. Which systems you like to play/run 2. A bit about the games you're running right now Glad you're here. DM us if you have any questions.
Welcome to the Game Master's Laboratory!
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Please take a glance at these before posting anything---pretty straightforward stuff. Moderators are the final arbiters on how guidelines are applied. Be Respectful: Show due respect to other people. This covers anything from being overly rude to hate speech. Do Not Post Personal Info: Even if you’re comfortable with others knowing your email or other contact info, please don’t post anything of the sort in the discussion channels. Be Supportive: Constructive criticism is welcome. Insulting other people is not. Don’t Pick Fights: If there are issues, bring them to the moderators. Don’t try to battle and hash it out yourself. No Ads: No advertising, including self promotion. Feel free to discuss and talk about things you think are cool or interesting (discussing an upcoming TTRPG, for example, isn’t “advertising” it) but don’t attempt to sell things. Family Friendly: Try to limit foul language to a reasonable amount, and don’t post anything explicit. Legal: Don’t post or share pirated content. Credit Creators and Sources: When you post art, games, or other forms of content, give credit where it’s due.
Playtest Cosmere RPG!
Hello folks, I've been hard at work on an adventure-writing gig for Brotherwise Games. Part of my responsibilities for the module I'm developing is to oversee playtest programs---if you're interested in running some Cosmere RPG, this is a standalone adventure that can be completed in a few sessions of play (probably two or three). It's 10th level, so if you haven't tried Stormlight RPG before, it might be a bit of extra work to get through, although it's a pretty intuitive D20 system. Each group chooses ONE person to fill out the form, and in the next month or so, they'll run the adventure and fill out the attached form. I'll sift through the results and use them in revision. If you're interested, check out this form! The project does require that you and your players sign an NDA, which you should send my way if you're selected for the playtest. Spots are limited due to the way we sort through the data, but we need a good number of groups, so consider checking it out if you're interested! It's a cool glimpse into an upcoming Cosmere project, a chance to try out the game, and has what I think is a pretty cool scenario. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5ApuSyCDx-lVDmqmK1P-FoFn6Q_NpycuUARsFVdCxtxSDqw/viewform?usp=dialog Let me know if you have any questions!
Wanna be part of a TTRPG Podcast?
Hi all. Was wondering if there are any creators out there that would be at all interested in helping to contribute to/participate in/or be a guest on (particularly if you have. project coming out etc) a podcast project I (and several others) have been working on over the past year. We interview guests and generally just talk about TTRPG related content in a silly and open ended way though not without getting into the proverbial weeds as it were. Anywho, anyone who might have a project coming up or has any interested said me DM or reply here.
Factions, Clocks, NPCs, Secrets and more! So I built an app.
The whole thing about factions had eluded me for a long time. But after reading both Proactive and Collaborative books it really made it simple and explained how everything revolves around factions! So I decided to make a tool for myself that helped me track factions and their relationships with other factions (threads). This turned into a “conspiracy board” type visualisation… thus Conspirita was born! It now does a lot more! Secrets was a big deal for me. I’ve added ability to track secrets, who knows them, and if they’ve been revealed; NPCs, locations, PCs, maps and more. It’s been so helpful! You can share a view of it with players too - just a brief outline of a few things. It can even integrate with things like Claude via its own MCP Server! I'm trying out building session plans with Claude since I like to ideate on a bunch of random stuff and then draw some structure from it all. So now Claude and I just chat about what's happened in the last session, I share what I’m thinking for next session, and Claude asks me clarifying questions. Now, rather than Claude trying to constantly remember all about the factions, npcs, locations and stuff from it's own memory (and regularly getting confused about things), it just references my Conspirita board and we're both clear on what's what and who's who. I'd love for anyone who's curious to check it out and let me know what you think! If you want to check it out, you can find it at https://conspirita.com. Once you're signed in to Conspirita, add this URL to your Claude instance: https://conspirita.com/api/mcp If you have any feedback I’d love to hear it! I keep tweaking things when I find myself wanting something more.
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For TTRPG GMs to learn & practice running excellent games with D&D, Pathfinder, and More! Hosted by the authors of the Game Master’s Handbook Series.
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