Ruin Logic
What should I put in my ruin? a GM asks on Facebook. The question is smarter than it might appear. If you are aiming for an immersive, coherent world and an exciting adventure, it can...
Category: Low-Prep Scenarios
Advice on running games with minimal preparation.
Blending Scenarios & Reading Recommendations (Part 6 of the “Low-Prep, Reusable Scenarios” Series)
Blending Approaches In this series on low-prep, reusable scenarios, I have described five fun types of low-stress campaign. However, so far I’ve tackled each of them one at a time, without looking at how they might be...
The Arena (Part 5 of the “Low-Prep, Reusable Scenarios” Series)
The Arena The Scenario in a Nutshell: Let the players practice tactics or find out how tough their characters are by having them fight creatures or NPCs. Note that this scenario works best for players...
Glen Cook’s Goblin Recon (Part 4 of the “Low-Prep, Reusable Scenarios” Series)
Glen Cook’s Goblin Recon The Scenario in a Nutshell: The realm is at war with vicious enemies who have started sending teams of operatives through a buffering or bordering forest, marsh, or similar terrain. The PCs have...
The Sandbox Campaign (Part 3 of the “Low-Prep, Reusable Scenarios” Series)
The Sandbox Campaign The Scenario in a Nutshell: Instead of using random location generators, you could grab an existing dungeon map, a published setting, or even a map or guide to a real historic setting, and then...
The Tarterian Highway (Part 2 of the “Low-Prep, Reusable Scenarios” Series)
The Tarterian Highway The Scenario in a Nutshell: A fun twist on the random Nostalgia Crawl is a Vault of the Drow-style dungeon, or what I’m calling the “Tarterian Highway.” It’s a linear dungeon crawl...
Low-Prep, Reusable Scenarios for Busy and New DMs, Part 1: The Nostalgia Crawl
You don’t have to be a novelist to be a fun game-master. This point is worth remembering if you’re tempted to DM, but aren’t sure you have the time or creativity for the job....
