Improv for TTRPGs
James FreetlyI give players and game masters advice, training, and tools to roleplay with more ease, tell brilliant stories at the table, build a gaming ensemble that sticks together, prepare less, and play more!
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 11 | Founded | 4 months ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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How to Play a TTRPG Dialogue Scene
Here’s a true story: I was once doing improv in a 2,000 person theater on a cruise ship during a crazy rough storm, right about where the Titanic sank.
And even after that, I still get a little anxious when I need to improvise in a dialog...
How to Easily Track Time in a TTRPG
In the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide, D&D creator Gary Gygax screams in all caps, “YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT” (Gygax 37).
Okay. You’ve convinced me, Gary.
But, as a ga...
Plan Less by Putting Your TTRPG Quests in a Backlog
Imagine this:
The rogue just broke open an obsidian jewelry box in the duke’s abandoned country estate. Inside is a silver scroll pointing to the king’s stolen treasury. Unfortunately, the dragon goddess picks right then to show up and st...
Why Roleplayers Should Bring Props to a TTRPG
Everyone who has set out to really roleplay a character has felt the struggle of trying to stay in their character. Especially when you have to switch between roleplaying as your character, and thinking as yourself as you consider your shee...
How to Improvise Rulings for TTRPGs
All game masters know there is no worse feeling than seeing a table of bored players begin checking their phones and building dice towers because you’ve stopped to look up a rule one too many times.
A game where the game master is frequent...
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James has performed for The Second City Theatricals, iO, and The Annoyance. He holds an MFA in prose and poetry from Northwestern University. With over 20 years' TTRPG experience, he publishes adventures with GNAW guild and teaches improv for TTRPGs.
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