DM Tales

It’s two days after Christmas, the little brought a cold home school so we feel a tad crummy but are otherwise functional, and it feels like the break is already over. But, I’ve got new games to read, and the coffee is brewed. These are random TTRPG thoughts!

1. I set up a Christmas-themed one shot for Cypher System yesterday, which we ran instead of Dragonbane since we didn’t know who could play. It was weird, fun, and the players rolled HORRIBLY. But in the end all we well.
2. I really want to play Sentinel Comics RPG before New Year’s Eve. I’ve got a GM Kit to break in!
3. The wonderful thing about getting new games is I have more books to read. The horrible thing about getting new games is I have to figure out where to slot them in the queue.
4. My Christmas-themed one shot was, according to one player, the basic plot of Red One. I’ve not seen the movie, but I have seen the trailers so I can’t say I wasn’t influenced.
5. I do enjoy teaching new games to people. It’s a fun part of being a GM.
6. I am ecstatic when a player stops looking at their sheet to see what they can do, and begins to tell me what they want to do. Those are great moments.
7. Alas, the giant candy cane spear never did hit its mark.
8. The Monte Cook Games character builder is pretty cool. I can’t wait until they add their custom IP to it!
9. Another fun thing about GMing is when players take it upon themselves to explain their actions, both successes and failures. Last night one player rolled a 1 on an action, triggering a GM intrusion. Instead of waiting to see what I said he asked, “Can I describe what happens?” I replied, “Sure!”  He’d been trying to toss a gravity cypher at the big bad, and described it being wrapped like a present. His character pulled the bow to activate it but, instead of tossing the device, he threw the bow. The cypher activated and he ended up stuck to the ground with glitter in his face. Amazing.
10. What games are you playing over the holidays?