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It seems an interesting thing to want to explore at the table, but perhaps it needs a very select group. In the world I play in, homosexuality is just as acceptable as any other for the most part and nobody cares; right now I’m running a 1 on 1 where the PC is a heterosexual female and her NPC...

I think there are countless ways to make a big bad original, or at least compelling which I think is more important. I usually start my process as GM thinking of the villain, in the same way as a crime-writer does, and run backwards through their plan seeing what the evidence will be left...

I suppose as a DM for me the plot is pretty important, I studied screenwriting in university and that influenced me as a GM a lot. But at the same time you cannot shoehorn players into a plot they're not interested in. Just in the same way you can’t write a screenplay no one is interested in...

In my own combat rules (which are severely modified 3.5e) I average out all the hits so no damage rolls, a hit is a hit is a hit. I mean that instead of a 1d6 sword i just call it a flat rate 4. I did this (and a large number of other things) because my player (a noob) gets bored with the...

One idea which I have used was that each villain encountered would have a little adviser dude, and it kept being the same one. Eventually this adviser turned out to be the real big bad... no matter who was big bad in the mini quests, let them catchem, killem and as things get nasty, the advisor...

Its all terribly sad to me. I wish rpg could be used to bring people together rather than divide them... can't we all just get along?

I study a fighting type of taijichuan here in china, and most frequently the IRL moves consist of a simultaneous attack and defend, of course as this is most capable of dealing with an unpredictable opponent. I’ve been trying to think of a way to implement this fighting style into my adventures...

I personally don't understand the purpose of horror that's not frightening. If you players are prepared just go all out.

I once created an NPC called "eagle-eye fleagle" loosely based on the character from the Lil'Abner movie (weirdly) of the same name. He was an idiot that was inexplicably hired by all big bad's as a hit-man. He would turn up, accidentally cut his own fingers off (usually with a flick knife)...

How about severe cross-cultural gaming? Where i live in china, I've given up trying to play with locals who consistently say things like "I'll just wait here until someone comes to help me" (in the first room of a dungeon) or "I will not accept this quest as i just want a peaceful life" (and...

For me it’s all about the story. If the story is good and contains many mysteries that are genuinely intriguing, it'll keep me coming back for more time and time again. its like JJ Abrahm's mystery box. i'm a sucker for it... All the other stuff just has to avoid getting in the way. As a player...

It sounds like you had a totally appauling experience and your GM sounds like an ass. that being said, i think that there are different ways of doing it. I think a great game can be run like a great novel, and a really good game to me I could read afterwards and it would be as good as a novel...

I never thought to name them, but seeing your examples all, has set me thinking...

yes, do you mean 1 insanely long campain? or multiple campaigns in the same world for the same PCs? eitherway i suppose, it can only be a testemony to the skills of the GM or the lack of life for all involved - lol

*first post* I have had this same problem with my players. I tend to play 1on1s with friends who have never played any rpg's before. The major obstacle that i get from the Players is they cannot stomach magic. (these players of course are not fans of the fantasy genre in general and usually have...