Monthly Archives: October 2019

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Difficulty in Tabletop Games 3

28 Oct, 2019  in 5e DnD / Advice Column / emotional play / narrative / video games  tagged D&D 5e / danger / difficulty / DMing by Brandes Stoddard

In a recent blog post, Sly Flourish talks about 1st level as the high-water mark for danger in 5e. This sparked a conversation about danger and difficulty levels in 5e more generally. I also follow the excellent Jennifer Scheurle on Twitter, who wrote this article on difficulty in video games, […]

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LARP Design: Wandering Monsters and Active Locations 5

10 Oct, 2019  in DtD design / King's Gate / Shattered Isles / Wildlands South  tagged Dust to Dust / King's Gate / LARP / LARP design / Shattered Isles / Wildlands South by Brandes Stoddard

In a boffer LARP campaign, it does a lot of good for the wandering-monster gameplay experience if the players have a steady supply of reasons to move around the game site in small groups. That is, it both improves the experience of being a wandering monster (and yes, people playing […]

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