...writing games, or at least, I should be. Usually I'm playing games, but I call that "conducting research"

...because my friends only wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons but I was more of a horror nut.

The Collected Works of H.P. Lovecraft
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
Beans: A History, Ken Albala 

spending hours trying to anticipate curveballs that my players might throw at me only to throw all my plans out the window once the session starts.

in service of making the game enjoyable. They add tension and drama but they should not ever prevent a player from trying something. Rules are there to let players know the cost of attempting something.

innovating, gathering players' opinions, and gauging reactions/responses

brings ideas and challenges to the table. I love to help them realize their characters plans or witness them fail miserably.

...are havng trouble paying attention to the story & action. That lets me know that I am doing something wrong. I need to pivot or change the pace or introduce something that will regain my players attention. It could also be a sign that we need a short break.

If you're into ___, you're going to love my table

finally playing a character in a horror film

d100 System

Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine

Discord

Roll20

“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions. 

Theater of the Mind

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Call of Cthulhu

Delta Green

Mothership

Night's Black Agents

Trail of Cthulhu

The Fall of DELTA GREEN

Cloud Empress

Gothic Horror

Horror

Historical

Cosmic Horror

Eldritch Horror

I love reading and writing Table-top Role-playing Games. I'm looking to test out games and ideas as well as keep various rules and systems fresh in my mind

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