It’s nice to see that not even what is going on in the Middle East can stop gamers from getting together and sharing their hobby.
As reported at Wizards.com Ziggurat Con was a success and those that were involved should be congratulated for not only pulling this off but for also introducing new players (as reported in the article) to the game.
May your dice roll well!
Issue #360 of Role-playing Tips Weekly is available online - 9 Ways To Recruit New Players
A couple of days ago I posted about issue #359 and while it was posted at the same time I held off mentioning #360 so that it wouldn’t be missed in a double post.
Issue #360 takes aim at a common concern for a lot of gaming groups - where to get more players? Johnn gives a lot of interesting advice (I liked the suggestion about getting a funny T-Shirt) and if you’re in need of a new player or two there are plenty of things to try.
Be sure to check out the readers’ tips as well especially the first one about techniques learned from strategic games. There are also some GM links included as well.
Enjoy!
Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn
–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Relate RPGs To Pop Culture
2. Recruiting WoW Players
3. Check Out Free RPG Day (June 23, 2007)
4. Offer To Do A Single-Shot, Short, Exclusive Session
5. Ask A Specific Group To Play
6. Get A Funny T-Shirt
7. Try A Different Gaming Medium
8. Advertise On Player Registries
9. Related Links: Finding Players
–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Top Techniques Learned From Strategic & Historical Games
2. GM Shining Moment - No Combat
3. GM Shining Moment - Plot Connection
4. Transparencies For Maps Tip
5. Example Simple Excel Worksheets
–> Interesting Game Master Links
1. Great Maps Site
2. Paper Soldiers For Junior Generals
3. BrickQuest
4. The Geek Gazette
You can read it online here.
If you don’t already subscribe I would recommend it, you can do that here.
May your dice roll well.
Role-playing Tips Weekly issue #359 is available online - GM Organization - 5 Tips
The bane of most GMs (including myself) is a lack of organization. Being able to find and use that piece of information, whether during a planning session or an actual game session is of major importance and Johnn tackles this topic with five more organization tips for us.
In particular I would recommend you take a look at tip #3 - A place for everything, and everything in its place - some really good suggestions in there about getting your materials organized based on David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done. I would recommend that book to anyone as I have found it useful in getting myself on the road to being organized (I’m not there yet - soon I hope!)
There’s also an interesting Reader Tip about superstitions in gaming - well worth the read.
Enjoy!
Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn
–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Layer Transparencies Over Maps
2. Store Tiles In Binders
3. A Place For Everything, And Everything In Its Place
4. Use Internet Bookmarks For Session Planning
5. Record Character Stats
–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Customizable Poker Chips
2. A Kewl New Dice Bowl
3. Get Inspired By Personal Campaign Websites
4. Superstitions In Gaming
You can read it online here.
If you don’t already subscribe I would recommend it, you can do that here.
May your dice roll well.
Issue #358 of Role-playing Tips Weekly is available online - Know Your Players Part 2 - Building Your Session Checklist
In part one of Know Your Players - Building Your Session Checklist Johnn emphasized how important it is to plan your sessions with your players in mind and how a series of checklists can be a handy reference.
In this part Johnn continues the discussion with some tips and his processes for building those tips. As before he puts the emphasis on the players which will in turn allow you as the GM to get more out of the game.
Be sure to check out the Reader’s Tips and Links as well.
Enjoy!
Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn
–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Build Your List Of Player Preferences
2. Create Your Session Checklist
3. Check Off Pre-Session Successes
4. Check Off In-Game Successes As You Play
5. Perform Post-Game Post Mortem
6. Set-Up For Next Session
7. Related Links
–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Using Projectors In Game
2. Digital Projector Comments
3. Co-GMing, Organization, Digital Projector Use
–> Links Of The Week
1. The Ultimate Digital Projector Gaming Thread
2. RPG Manager
3. Virtual Tabletop Programs
You can read it online here.
If you don’t already subscribe I would recommend it, you can do that here.
May your dice roll well.
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