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GML Game Jam Survey!
Hey folks, see below for a quick poll about a potential Game Jam! We're very excited about hosting one here in the Lab, but we want to make sure there's enough interest to get a few games circulating around. Since this space is all about learning from one another, we'll probably have lots of times and spaces leading up to the games where GMs can ask one another for advice, swap ideas, and test concepts for their game. For those with no experience in game design, this can be a great shot to try something (simple or complex) and get some feedback from experienced Game Masters! There'd be discussions, time to test out the games, and prizes! Check out the poll to gauge interest here; if it's a little low, we'll revisit the idea once the lab has grown some more.
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New comment 10h ago
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I'd be interested in someone helping me learn to use online GM tools. My group's only complaint right now is that because we're not in person and I have to move everything, the game is a bit slow. it would help if I could move us to an online platform, but I don't know how to use them.
Poll: Mechanics and Style
We've had some great posts this last week about preferred mechanics of a game, and styles of GMing. It got me thinking---what sort of games are people in the lab running? Out of the following, what would you describe as the main focus in the game you run, a combination of your personal preferences and what the system you run is designed for? There isn't room to list every option, so some (like Blades' heists or Cthulhu's mysteries and horror) are lumped under other categories. If something really doesn't seem to fit, pick unlisted and comment yours below!
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New comment 24d ago
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I'm still learning how to run combat, and my players are fond of strategy so it works. I'm also enjoying world building, creating villains with goals that fit the events that have already happened. My players love trinkets and magical items with history, and one of the characters is literally an adventuring historian in search of lost treasures and cultures. Meanwhile a different character just wants to know how the curse on his body works and how to return home. This is the most fun I've ever had playing this game and I am hungry for more. I'm going to run out of our opening modules soon, so I'll try my hand at building those on the go. There's a lot of ideas in my head, just waiting for the players to look for them. Dungeons and Monsters and Temples and plane jumps. I'm very excited.
ideas for a Moral Dilemma
I'm introducing a monster into my campaign that is from a Fantasy Novel my players and I are fond of, (it's the Mortiwraith from The Door Within) and one of its abilities is that it can see the true intent of anything in its vicinity. They are often very wise, and relatively good natured, so it's normal for them to test the moral integrity of potential allies. I'm intending to run a small vignette between modules where they help a living skeleton fulfil a dying promise, and the Mortiwraith sees this, so it decides to test the party with a small moral dilemma to reveal their integrity. If they succeed, they will gain a strong ally (though not a party member since Mortiwraiths die in the sunlight) I'm just a bit strapped for ideas. I thought of having it lead them to a starving family of kittens but that's kind of an easy one. But I don't want to give them the trolley problem that most superheroes face either. Can anyone help?
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New comment Sep 17
2 likes • Sep 16
@Briggs Schneider you give me much to consider, fair traveler.
0 likes • Sep 16
>tfw you sit down to peruse the DMG and find the answers to nearly everything you're looking for 😲 I have inserted several paperclips into the pages of my DMG
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Benjamin Hankinson
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@benjamin-hankinson-6352
Avid storyteller with a light background in roleplaying. Grew up on D&D 3.5. first time GM.

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Joined Sep 15, 2024
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