#gm things

[hedgespun]

Writing my core NPCs/Locations for this game sure did fluctuate between dragging myself through the process and needing the needing to pull myself away once I was on a roll.

[entropy-mephit]

[katealot]

fuck it, we ball. are there any other DMs/GMs who would be interested in joining a Game Master discord where we can like talk about everything that we have to keep secret from our players??

I’m desprate, it’s feels like that John Mulaney bit “I’ll keep all my ideas and monsters and plots for my dnd campaign fight here, and then one day: I’ll die.”

[thewingedbaron]

Finally got to introduce a long time OC as an NPC in a dnd game recently. Super super excited cause he’s been clawing at the back of my brain for so long. The moment I mentioned he was a satyr, a friend of mine pointed out how much I love the Fey, given almost every non-mortal NPC (and a LOT of the mortal ones) are Fey connected.

I have been thinking about the implications this for days.

[spatteringstars]

*explaining to first time pcs the concept of having a character back story and rp* pc1: “I AM THE GREATEST WIZARD TO EVER GRACE THE EARTH”

pc2: “I commanded a great army and won a thousand battles”

it’s a level one campaign…..

I’m just glad they’re having fun tbh

[doggogills-but-worse]

me: I'm so normal about my npcs

also me: *recreates the friendship bracelets two of them share to wear*

[sonlc]

surge and kit designs <3

[ping-ski]

csp mini guide: edge eraser!

@lunasun hihi!! i tried to make an visual and wrote an explanation i hope this makes sense but if not then i failed LOL i hope you don't mind the tag

Erase Along Edge (Edge Eraser) text version!

1. Sketch or line as normal on one layer. 2. On a separate layer, below the lineart, color as normal. 3. Return to the lineart layer, and set it as the "Reference Layer". (Toggle ON by clicking on the lighthouse icon!) 4. Return to the color layer, select the "Erase Along Edge" tool, and erase the offending overlap! Aaand then you're done! Try stick to the outside of your lineart to avoid accidently erasing what's inside. As long as your brush size is reasonable, it shouldn't erase what's inside too much or at all unless if your cursor is inside of the lineart!

Quick Troubleshoot

"It won't erase properly?" "My lines aren't opaque and/or is too messy." That's OK!! While I do recommend solid lines (few gaps or none) or opaque lines (at 100% opacity), it's NOT necessary! It just makes using the tool easier! Most of the time you can get away with it, so don't worry about having to change your style or anything. If the lines are not solid (have gaps) or aren't opaque (lower than 100% opacity), please refer to the tool properties/settings! You may need to experiment here. Adjust the "Tolerance" and "Area Scaling" settings and repeat the process until you reach your desired result! Please note: If lines intercept (creating small "pockets) or opacity is still an issue you may have to manually erase anyways (sorry lol). By all means, it isn't perfect BUT it is a BIIIGG time saver once you have it down! The creator (pharan) makes more specific points and fixes in their guide that is far more in depth! I just want this to be easy to understand for anyone who's never used it before or is trying it for the first time! :)

[robinade]

An extremely belated birthday gift for my bestie @twilightarc-gm! Per request, Jin Ling and his jiujiu being extremely judgmental. (insert John Mulaney voice here) Jiang Cheng is a bitch and I love him so much.

Cheers to another year of friendship, twi!

[smoshmonker]

I know everyone’s talking about gracie/savannah and I see you and hear you but also I love that amanda is getting to live out her most recent realization; spencer is HOT

[blockgamepirate]

I think if I could give the QSMP team one piece of advice, it would be to hire someone who's a really good and experienced TTRPG gamemaster as a consultant

That's a very specific and difficult skill to acquire (I definitely couldn't do it) but it could do so much for the storytelling and the events. Even just small things that an experienced GM could tweak subtly because they know how to direct or redirect players smoothly in the directions they want them to go, without having to force it

And they would probably be able to predict certain player reactions and prepare for them better

I mean obviously it's not all transferable to this format, livestreamed Minecraft roleplay is very different from a tabletop roleplaying game, but I think a lot of it would be, understanding player psychology, etc.

And I get the feeling that the current admin team is maybe more experienced in like video game design? or maybe Minecraft adventure map design? rather than a fully interactive medium (I mean it would make a lot of sense to hire adventure map designers for a project like this, and it definitely seems like they have people who are very talented at those kinds of skills, so I'm assuming that was a priority in their recruitment efforts)

My point is, having a different perspective would help, I think, and good GMs are still such an underrated talent

[equalseleventhirds]

things which, while not universally hated, are often treated with disdain by some ttrpg players:

pvp

dungeon crawls

resource tracking

unwinnable fights/situations

metagaming

gm not preparing the adventure details beforehand

things am trying to put in my games

pvp

dungeon crawls

resource tracking

unwinnable fights/situations

metagaming

gm not preparing the adventure details beforehand

[heybiji]

double life

[every-sanji]

[captainofthetidesbreath]

Spenser in "Crafting a Mystery with Spenser Starke": So Travis sent me a big, long narrative explanation of how he got into Candela. [...] He gave me a monster that essentially was trying to take on the form of other people, and he gave me the idea that Allison Suarez was hurt because of this monster. He gave me all the gifts in his backstory, and that's the kind of thing where as a GM, you just go, "Well, guess my work here is done."

me:

[dimehun]

Read through Batman : Batman and Son, now I am plagued with many thoughts. The horrors of getting blown up with a missile and getting a complete organ transplant is never brought up again !!