GREAT GM: 121 & 122 technique explained - Storytelling for your rpg session - game master tips

I don't like to call "love intrest phase' a "love intrest phase". I usually call it "attatchment phase" and it doesn't have to be an attatchment to a person. It can be an attatchment to the whole village, city or group of people. A wide net makes it easier to catch players into relations.

"Tentacles are involved somewhere " Yep, that's a bumper sticker waiting to happen ! :) Another great video sir.

8:14 Midpoint of the video, and he's talking about the midpoint of campaigns

Our DM gave us the gift of a puppy eating an apple. Half the party instantly fell completely in love with him. His name is Benson. <3 He's like a little puppy bard. He can bark and scare the enemy or give the party puppy inspiration.

Thanks for the video! For D&D, story is a byproduct of gameplay. It's a roleplaying game where players, through their PCs, take actions and the DM informs them of the consequences, sometimes with the assistance of rolled dice for randomness. There is no plot. Whatever happens during the game becomes the story retroactively. I've been running D&D games since 1974 through all editions and countless other RPGs. I've run them all this way and it works if the DM trusts the players and gives them the agency to take actions through their PCs and allow the dice to fall where they may. Trust yourself. The most amazing things can happen if you get your ideas of story out of the way.

Thank you very much for these videos. I've been trying to restart a campaign after a two year break. My issue was writer's block. However, I've realized from all of your wonderful videos - that the real issue is that I have no idea how to tell a good story. After this realization, ideas and structure have been flowing as if broken from a dam. You have no idea how much joy this is bringing me.

Those lights are really hot. You can get a small, quiet fan. That might help.

You should make audio books.

Sir, your content has been extremely helpful. I stumbled across this channel at just the right time. I've GM'ing for a little while now, though I still view myself as a novice. My group is happy....so we must be doing something right. You're vids have recently helped me through a brief creative slump. Thanks so much for making these. I've recently subbed and will continue to charge through your content. Please keep it coming.

As someone trying to GM for the first time I found this video incredibly helpful for crafting my first story. I feel a lot more confident about fleshing it out now.

"Tentacles are involved somewhere." I'm going to use that one in my next gay mirage debate.

I don't tend to write characters into my settings as dedicated love interests... because a) That feels super forced and b) The players may not like that sort of thing. If my players decide to try romancing an NPC (has been known to happen), I will roll with it, but I try to avoid sticking NPCs there just to be romanced. I am thankful have the kind of players between whom and the NPCs, relationships (both romantic and otherwise) will blossom naturally and far more gracefully in their emergence than anything I could have planned.

Hey keep it up, this channel makes me feel like I can give my players the fun they deserve.

An excellent follow up to your pacing video. I really appreciate how you hammered on story, with gentle reminders that we don’t need to plan it all out but to let it naturally flow from the gameplay and the excitement level of the players.

Goodness, at one point there were only 1000 subscribers on this channel. Still high quality back then.

Awesome tips sir, thank you so much!

And to think you had just hit 1000 subscribers ! Congrats, Your tips and tricks have been very useful

I really love your series, your way of explaining is excellent. Thankyou from someone who is thinking of GM'ing and how to put it together. Liked and subbed right away.

i don't know how you make such great videos, but please keep on doing it. They have helped me grow into a better player and a better GM. Thank you.

How did I miss this video?!? Great video!