New Update: You Pick the Topic: March 2024

It's time for a brand new game I'm sure I'll be dropping in a month: You Pick the Topic!
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2024-02-26 15:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post

It's time for a brand new game I'm sure I'll be dropping in a month: You Pick the Topic!
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It's Monday. The last Monday in February. February has been the best of the last six months in terms of content release, but I'm still not where I need to be. It is progress though.

You can't run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can't start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it's the second one that'll get you.

You can't run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can't start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it's the second one that'll get you.

Weekly status updates continue as morale still has not sufficiently improved.
That's a funny Dilbert reference, not a cry for help. I'm okay.

Recorded on Monday, February 12, 2024.
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2024-02-16 15:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I'll tell you why your players don't suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.

In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I'll tell you why your players don't suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.

You can't manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you're willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there's one thing I know, it's being a selfish prick.

You can't manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you're willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there's one thing I know, it's being a selfish prick.

Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year's Post. And to show my respect and gratitude, I shall now proceed to piss all over that remark.

It's Monday but it's also the first Monday in February! Is this a monthly update or a weekly update? Turns out, it's a little bit of both.

Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year's Post. And to show my respect and gratitude, I shall now proceed to piss all over that remark.

Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what "always evil" means, how it's different for orcs and devils, and why both are good for the game. Whee!

Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what "always evil" means, how it's different for orcs and devils, and why both are good for the game. Whee!

I warned you that I'd be putting this column on hold, but you all didn't listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it's Mailbag time.

Monday status reports continue because I am still not back on track. But this one is pretty optimistic.
2024-01-29 14:11:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I warned you that I'd be putting this column on hold, but you all didn't listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it's Mailbag time.

All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn't mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it's time to add another letter to our favorite playstyle acronym.

It's Monday and, as promised, I'm publishing a weekly update to tell you where I'm at with my goals and how I plan to tackle the week to get back on track.

All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn't mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it's time to add another letter to our favorite playstyle acronym.

Recorded on Monday, January 15 at 8:00 PM EST.
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2024-01-16 15:26:45 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick, Angry update for the week of January 15, 2024.
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2024-01-15 19:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year! Have a cautiously optimistic update light on promises so that I don't jinx myself like I did last year.
2024-01-08 19:16:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I took a break from my holiday travels to answer some reader-submitted questions. Merry Christmas.
2023-12-29 19:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post
In another article I absolutely don’t want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn’t a lack of Game Mastering skill, it’s a personality defect. That should go over big.

In another article I absolutely don't want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn't a lack of Game Mastering skill, it's a personality defect. That should go over big.

Surprise! It’s a flash chat. I got cajoled into jumping on line to explain why I think TTRPGs are terrible for running open worlds.

Happy Channukah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from The Angry GM. Have two hours of unfocussed, rambling bullshit.

It's time for the long, lost, missing Encounter resolution lesson: how to resolve stealth actions and infiltration scenes. And after you read it, you'll totally understand why I tried to cut it from the roster. Dumbasses.