GM Advice

The Railroading Myth

An intentional story in a role-playing game by definition cannot involve railroading.
Ian O'Rourke
10 min read

RPG Narrative Velocity

What contributes to a high narrative velocity at the gaming table? The speed and focus you have on progressing the story.
Ian O'Rourke
10 min read

Where Is The Author?

When you run a TTRPG, one of the key things you need to be conscious of is where the role of the author resides....
Ian O'Rourke
12 min read

Delivering On Homo Fictitious

Delivering on your player characters being Homo Fictitious depends on following a handful of principles.
Ian O'Rourke
9 min read

Top 3 TTRPG Campaign Influences

When it comes to the things that influence your current tabletop role-playing campaign (herein TTRPG) the list can be..long. That’s also just probably your...
Ian O'Rourke
7 min read

How The GM ‘Plots’

How the GM 'plots' when all the table is authoring!
Ian O'Rourke
13 min read

How The Table ‘Plots’

The importance of signals when all the table plots!
Ian O'Rourke
11 min read

Executing A Short Campaign

Executing a short campaign isn't an exercise in imagining a long campaign hacked down to size.
Ian O'Rourke
11 min read

Playing A Different Gender

You can play a character of a different gender in a tabletop role-playing game if you can empathise with the story as this brings...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

The Importance of Premise

A character with a premise has a story to tell. The character exists to tell that story. The character exists with a clear and...
Ian O'Rourke
6 min read