Comments on: Bite-Sized GMing Tips: Issue 2

By: Martin Ralya

Martin Ralya — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:26:27 +0000

@tezrak – This is an interesting difference in perspective — I think it comes down to a play style preference.

My group, for example, has two games on the go and regularly goes a month or more before switching gears. If you asked me right now to name all of the clearly identified quest opportunities in the one we’re not playing at the moment, I couldn’t do it — I can barely remember last week.

By: tezrak

tezrak — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:29:15 +0000

"RT @SlyFlourish: #dnd tip: Give your players a lot of different quests, each with a well-designed quest card so they can keep track of them." Whatever happened to, I don't know, the players writing down notes about the quests that they're given? I mean, if the GM is a creative type, that's one thing, but it's the GM's job to introduce "quests" through the course of RP/narrative, and the players' job to pick up on them (or not) and keep track of them. Handing out "quest cards" smacks of WoW (or WFRP 3rd Edition) to me. This reminds me, I know I've got enough to write an article about manipulatives at the gaming table.

By: Kurt "Telas" Schneider

Kurt "Telas" Schneider — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:27:25 +0000

RE: Projectors in general - eBay has a lot of LCD projectors for under/around $200.

By: Matthew J. Neagley

Matthew J. Neagley — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:39 +0000

Re: that projector, if you’re the type of geek who likes to build stuff yourself, the plans to make your own projector for anywhere to $80 on up are right here: http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/HomeTheater/Theory1.aspx
It’s a bit bigger than the model we tweeted about and you have to assemble the parts yourself, bu the end product is a much better projector and upgradeable too.
Mmmmmmm…. Upgrades….