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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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Introduction
Hi! I'm Beth, and I would like to get back into DMing. I have run sessions over many versions of D&D, and am currently running a 5.5e version for my high school game design students (I'm a Media Arts educator). I would love to learn / play / run Daggerheart, as I have some family I could probably get to play it. I know they would not play D&D as it's a bit too much. I'm looking forward to learning and sharing!
Homebrew or Published Book?
I read Proactive Roleplaying a few months ago and now I’m in to the second book, which has options for wiring with a homebrew or published book. How many of you are using homebrews? I started playing in 1980 and have played and DM’d on and off since. I had a traditional homebrew created with key elements and lots of choices. I had thought to use it for our first Collaborative Campaign, but I’m so excited as I read the book that I may start from scratch to get more player agency. I would love feedback on that, too.
Introduction!
Hello all! Glad to be here. I've been playing and GMing since the late 1970s - DnD, HERO, Ubiquity, a bit of GURPS. And that HARP game that didn't work out so well. :-) I'm currently running two long-running Middle-earth setting games, with the One Ring ruleset (Cubicle 7). I love my players, they are are all new to roleplaying games and so they don't know what they should and shouldn't be doing. The result has been some amazing roleplaying and some interesting experiences. I enjoy world-building and story-crafting, but I'm also interested in how games can be used to provide experiences that are emotionally or psychologically "nourishing". I'm not necessarily talking about "therapeutic", I have no training or experience in that area. But I do believe that stories and settings can provide healing and comfort.
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Game Master's Laboratory
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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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