It's important to give the players a feeling of agency, like they're empowered to change things in the game world. So I wouldn't even present options, just present situations. Or, if you do present options, make it clear that you're only showing a small selection of the possibilities, and that they ...

Exactly. That's a great example. Make sure there are important ways the PCs can affect the story and it should be good. Your example is also good because it could call for some real roleplaying -- discussing with the duchess, for example, how to resolve the situation. (And that's one of the things I...

Also, I should've linked to some sources for free RPGs. John Kim's list is huge, and the 1KM1KT blog keeps adding more.

Many Apologies. Allow me to amend my statement. Do Not Trust This Woman. She Lies. She creates her own RPG's which means she is more than likely a DM, and they are not to be trusted. Also still probably a dice maker I haven't DMed in several decades. (GMing, on the other hand...) There is no dice m...

But you didn't deny that you worked for a dice manufacturer. Very suspicious... :) Anyways, is it hard to make your own RPGs/scenarios? Or is it simply just making up a story that people can play to? Scenarios are pretty easy, I think. In fact, I just did a blog post about that. If you're starting ...

Preacher wrote:Do not listen to this man, he lies, he most likley works for a dice manufactor.

So, so wrong. I'm a woman, and I publish my own RPGs.

RPGs in general can be one of the cheapest hobbies possible; there are a lot of really good, really cheap (or even free) RPGs out there.

Perhaps? Though, the only CON I really go to is CONvergence, and for the most part I'm more or less a spectator there more than anything else. I've been on a few panels there (mostly related to tabletop RPGs), but yeah, it's easy to be a face in the crowd there. It's so huge! I mean, I honestly kep...

That was one of my first interactions here, and I almost didn't come back. But things are better now! Don't let us scare you off :P Good to hear. Yeah, I didn't jump right in and start posting when I discovered these forums because some of the discussion rubbed me the wrong way, a bit. Things seem ...

My wife's never seen the aurora borealis ; I only saw it - in person - once, during a night shift as a security guard. Even though I go to dark skies in northern Minnesota a few times a year, I've still never managed to see the aurora borealis. One day. Although I got back into astronomy a few year...

Non-LRR stuff aside, I guess I'm a pretty typical mid-to-late 20s geek dude. I'm from Minnesota, which might help explain why I like LRR, since Minnesota is basically South Canada. I'm also a recent forum addition, and I'm also from Minnesota! warkface, maybe we've met at a local con...? I probably...

Thank you! That's very kind of you, and it's good to find these forums so welcoming.

My weekly group is currently playing Starblazer Adventures (fairly cinematic FATE), where we're all reserve crew on a generation ship gone wrong. It's been a lot of fun, but since I don't have my notes, I totally can't remember what we did last session. The monthly group is playing my RPG, Blade &am...

I've occasionally read these forums for a couple years now, but today I found this thread and it inspired me to actually register. There aren't enough places where crossdressers get love. :) For the record, I'm a trans woman (transitioned something like a decade ago), but crossdressers are great in ...