Music cannot add much to a game, and can easily remove a lot. If one must add music, it should always avoid being too lively, or attention-grabbing, because players shouldn't spend their attention on the music - it should be on the game. On the rare occasions I have music in my games, I often use sound tracks, or …

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Last year, I got excited about the idea of tracking realworld time over downtime . Shortly after I implemented it in my campaign, and it served the entire table, very well. The Perspective Flip Real-time RPGs look strange if you look at them from the wrong end. Let me turn it around for you: The players are just anyone …

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'Session 0' is the pre-game evening to talk about the game, without having the game. I don't see any reason for five people to lose an evening, planning future evenings. The notion of a session 0 has become so ubiquitous that blogs and vlogs seem to assume it. They say 'during your session zero', not 'if you have a …

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Pre-Game Post a link to the rules pdf (but assume nobody will read it) Get snacks (or make dahl if you're feeling fancy - everyone loves dahl) Put water and glasses on the table Dice, rubbers (or 'erasers' in American), pencils, and coins Plan smoke-breaks (even if you don't have smokers) Intro Hide the beers until the …

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