New Update: You Pick the Topic: March 2024

It's time for a brand new game I'm sure I'll be dropping in a month: You Pick the Topic!

It's time for a brand new game I'm sure I'll be dropping in a month: You Pick the Topic!

It's Monday. The last Monday in February. February has been the best of the last six months in terms of content release, but I'm still not where I need t...
2024-02-26 15:09:58 +0000 UTC View Post
You can't run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can't start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it's ...
2024-02-23 15:07:56 +0000 UTC View Post
You can't run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can't start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it's ...
2024-02-22 21:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly status updates continue as morale still has not sufficiently improved.
That's a funny Dilbert reference, not a cry for help. I'm okay.

Recorded on Monday, February 12, 2024.

In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I'll tell you why your players don't suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.<...
2024-02-16 15:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I'll tell you why your players don't suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.<...
2024-02-14 19:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post
You can't manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you're willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there's one ...
2024-02-12 14:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post
You can't manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you're willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there's one ...
2024-02-09 21:09:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year's Post. And to show my respect and gratitude, I shall now pr...
2024-02-06 14:41:32 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Monday but it's also the first Monday in February! Is this a monthly update or a weekly update? Turns out, it's a little bit of both.

Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year's Post. And to show my respect and gra...
2024-01-31 22:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what "always evil" means, how it's different for orcs and devils, and why bot...
2024-01-30 15:50:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what "always evil" means, how it's different for orcs a...
2024-01-29 22:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I warned you that I'd be putting this column on hold, but you all didn't listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it's Mailbag time.
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2024-01-29 14:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Monday status reports continue because I am still not back on track. But this one is pretty optimistic.

I warned you that I'd be putting this column on hold, but you all didn't listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it's Mailbag time.
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2024-01-27 20:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post
All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn't mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it's time to add ...
2024-01-23 15:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Monday and, as promised, I'm publishing a weekly update to tell you where I'm at with my goals and how I plan to tackle the week to get back on trac...
2024-01-22 19:51:19 +0000 UTC View Post
All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn't mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it's time to add ...
2024-01-19 19:45:52 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick, Angry update for the week of January 15, 2024.

Happy New Year! Have a cautiously optimistic update light on promises so that I don't jinx myself like I did last year.

I took a break from my holiday travels to answer some reader-submitted questions. Merry Christmas.

In another article I absolutely don’t want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn’t a lack of Game Mastering skill, i...
2023-12-20 00:54:36 +0000 UTC View Post
In another article I absolutely don't want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn't a lack of Game Mastering skill, it's ...
2023-12-18 21:27:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise! It’s a flash chat. I got cajoled into jumping on line to explain why I think TTRPGs are terrible for running open worlds.

Happy Channukah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from The Angry GM. Have two hours of unfocussed, rambling bullshit.

It's time for the long, lost, missing Encounter resolution lesson: how to resolve stealth actions and infiltration scenes. And after you read it, you'll ...
2023-12-14 14:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post