Zia Ellithiel Zia Ellithiel

Let’s Craft a One-Shot: The Short Stories of TTRPGs.

A one-shot is a small adventure designed to be played in a single sitting. Depending on your group, the size, and the length of your sessions, that could change the dynamics of what you’ll be able to do. A four-person 4 hour session will be able to get through a slightly more complex story than a six-person 3 hour session. You will also want to tailor your one-shot to the playstyle preferences of your party. One of my parties are fans of action, so the one-shots I write for them tend to be heavy on combat. Another one-shot I ran for a group of young teenagers was simplified in scope and complexity to be more accessible to their age group. These minor adjustments will make all the difference in a smooth game day.

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ST Forge: Top Down Encounter Design

Some encounters are more personal and epic than most. You want to introduce something very specific to challenge your players, and not any old monster or mystery will do. Sometimes you need to design an encounter from the top down.

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Rick Heinz Rick Heinz

You Died. Now What?

The perfect adventure to run after you TPK (total party kill) your player’s characters. If death is an inevitable embrace for all adventurers, so too is resurrection.

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Rick Heinz Rick Heinz

ST Forge: Are alignments still relevant?

ST FORGE! A quick hit guide to forging your storytelling craft.

This time let’s talk about some alternative ways to use alignment or find out why it should be discarded entirely.

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Rick Heinz Rick Heinz

ST Forge: How to Add Players!

ST FORGE! A quick hit guide to forging your storytelling craft.

This week, learn some tips for adding fresh blood to your existing campaigns!

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Rick Heinz Rick Heinz

ST Forge: 3 Tips for your first Larp

ST FORGE! A quick hit guide to forging your storytelling craft.

This week, learn some tips for putting on a successful LARP experience! Click to find out more!

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Rick Heinz Rick Heinz

ST Forge: Storytelling Horror in 3 steps

ST FORGE! A quick hit guide to forging your storytelling craft.

This week, learn how to enhance your craft at narrating horror scenes to make entire sessions stand out. Click the link to read!

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