Category: Game Master

We are currently in the midst of a pandemic. One day this will be looked back upon as a great suffering of this generation. Of the many things people are doing to prevent the spread of this virus, the key one is Social Distancing. How do you continue a game that is very much social at its core during this time of distancing? How do you keep your players engaged? This is certainly a challenging time to accomplish most things (mainly work) and with social gatherings on hold indefinitely, what is a GM to do?

What happens when your characters make a bad decision? What happens when your characters take forever to decide? Prevent story lulls and increase player engagement by providing your players choices during gameplay, and let them experience their consequences!

How do you get your players to engage in the story? How do you provide choices for players? How do you keep things interesting? Story hooks!

Mistakes are inevitable when running a game. How you handle them can make a good game great…