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I’ve luckily blocked out most of my early GM failures. One that comes to mind recently was trying to run a zombie island scenario in a system with capable, heroic protagonists. (This was a Fate core game in a pulp world.) By putting it on an island, I made sure there were basically no NPC’s to...

In the Year 2000 / Saint Andre’s Fire (based on A Matter of Trust)^ Captain Ivanova smirked. “I’m going to put your name on a stone, with today as one of the numbers.” In the first part of today’s session, the players found a portal to the future in the tomb of Konshu from the Uncanny Curse of...

Lion’s Pride, worldwide “Hey Jasper,” said Ivo, surveying last night’s damage, “I have a molotov cocktail, may I just leave it in the cloakroom?” A good kid sidekick is a dangerous thing (as you’ll see at the end of this adventure). This time, ‘Big Bucks’ Devika Velyapur was joined by her...

Emperor of Tomorrow (Baron Korga created by Michael B. Lee. Opening influenced by Paul W-W Williams's The Muramasa Curse.) From far and wide and light years away/ The one force of nature they call by name/ I came from tomorrow to take back today/ I am the future. Winter. A cave in the Changbai...

Beware Château of the Colossus!

Château of the Colossus “I think we need to decide between booze and finding out what’s going on,” said the Captain. “I’ll drink to that,” said Kochev. Love, exciting and new! This time, our heroes were taking a well-deserved vacation on a tiny island near Ithaca, Greece. Joining Xiao Yun, JP...

Why ask AI when you're gonna ask the forum anyway?

I love the saga of this darn Duke!

LA LA LANDslide! Two murders, the destruction of 30% of a civic landmark, a bloody foot chase that ended up breaking asphalt, a public scandal, and dozens of traffic violations. At the end of last session, the players were chased out of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, one of their persons of...

DMs can make challenges AND be a neutral arbiter?

Has anyone quoted Raymond Chandler in ten posts? If not: There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself. & A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. & Don't ever write anything you don't like yourself and if you do like it, don't take anyone's advice about changing it...

So out of 1000, ONE GM does this? What a claim!

Instead of being the 10th person to tell you to try another system, although you should, I want to answer the original question. I usually run about 60% of the time for our gaming group, which is the number I’m happy with. When I’m on the player side, I facilitate everyone else doing cool...

The following are Pulp games or full expansions: TERRA INCOGNITA PULSE-POUNDING PULP DUST Adventures (Post WW2/alt history) Peter's Schweighofers Anykey PULP EGYPT & RURA TONGA Indiana Jones d6 & WEG Pulp C'thulu Dime Adventures Justice Inc Broken Compass octaNe - Against the Reich! Hollow Earth...

Beverage's rule of headlines.

The Beautiful Blue Danube / Seven Deadly by Simon Lucas “Is Koval your first or your last name?" Ava asked the royal bodyguard. “Is name.” “And when were you born?" Devi asked. “1887.” Ava spun her rifle idly. “That’s a boring tombstone. Koval, 1887 to 1935.” Normally, these stories tell the...

Well, kind of. The game takes place at the beautiful Tenderhook Hotel, one of the swankiest hotels in the City. The players have been hired by Larry Shoemaker, the touring manager of the Buzzards to watch over their bad boy guitarist, “Crazy” Joe Ladd. BUT!

THE ELLIS AFFAIR by Lisa J. Steele. Great set pieces, easy to improvise in fate or expand/skip parts. Nine Lives in the Fast Lane by David Kizzia. Fun, funny, game-able central premise for a comedy adventure.