Contemplations — Tabletop RPG Encounters

Here is where you can find thoughts and musings about encounter design, things we've read, any rpg news we stumble across, or any other idea that we decide to write about.

Running the Game: Just Talk to Your Players

In this article we tackle many common problems that are really all about the same thing, communication with your players.

How to Run the GameRyan IhleSeptember 28, 2018How to Run the Game, Running the Game, Problems, Power Gamers, Evil Party, Power Gaming, Murder Hobos, Advice, Railroading, Tone, Session Zero, Session 0Comment

How to Run for Large Groups

In this how to run the game we tackle a often asked about subject, which is how does one run one run games for large groups (six plus).

How to Run the GameRyan IhleSeptember 14, 2018How to Run the Game, Running the Game, Large Groups, D&D, RPGComment

Letting Player Characters Go

We sort of killed a PC that has lasted two years this week. Here we reflect on what it feels like to do that to a character you’ve followed for that long.

Being a GMRyan IhleSeptember 7, 2018PC death, contemplation, Consequences, GM doubt, GM troubleComment

Tension: What keeps the story moving forward?

In this article we tackle how to use tension to make encounters more interesting and to make them forward moving.

Encounter DesignRyan IhleAugust 31, 2018Encounter Building, Tension, D&D, DnD, Narrative, MechanicalComment

Contemplations about Wayfinders Guide to Eberron

Check out what we thought about the Eberron setting book!

ReviewsRyan IhleAugust 24, 2018Eberron, Review, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron, SettingComment

Stakes: The Importance of Failure as a Possibility

We go over the way to use stakes to make your articles more interesting.

Encounter DesignRyan IhleAugust 17, 2018Stakes, Design, Encounter Building, Encounters, General, FailureComment

Choices with Impact

In this article we discuss how to use choice to make your encounters more interesting.

Encounter DesignRyan IhleAugust 10, 2018Encounter Building, Encounters, RPG, Choices, Terrain, Environment, ConsequencesComment

What Makes an Encounter Interesting?

Here we begin our series on what makes encounters interesting and how to bring that to your game.

Encounter DesignRyan IhleAugust 4, 2018Pontification, Encoutners, Design, General Comments

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