Tag Archives: Campaigns

My Way… of the Highway? (5 Pitfalls of “Author GMing”)

Posted on July 21, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

GMs in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game often become focused on telling “their story” or running “their adventure” particularly when they take the time to create their  own settings or encounters. A smaller part of this group treats their creation more … Continue reading →

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Hunter… (Unusual Starts: Monster Hunters)

Posted on July 18, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

Sometimes the group wants a break from rescuing royalty or delving the Dark Lord’s Tower. A lot of commentary in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game community revolves around the concept of “murder hobos” reducing the tales of heroism and adventure to a … Continue reading →

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Gravedancer (Unusual Starts: Heroes of the Tomb)

Posted on July 5, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

Sometimes it is hard to reconcile the desires of various character classes and genre interests between the players in a GM’s group. People want to play races, archetypes or prestige classes that don’t easily make sense in the campaign you have … Continue reading →

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Now and Then… (Planning for Extended Intermittent Games)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

Not every gaming group gets to stay together indefinitely, but often times it is possible to run sporadic games for “older groups” over a longer period of time. Planning can spread these intermittent games on “as can” basis and in … Continue reading →

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Bad Blood (Thoughts After the PaizoCon Panel on Evil Campaigns)

Posted on June 1, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

  We had the opportunity to participate in the panel from Stephen Radney-Macfarland and Amanda Hamon Kunz on running evil campaigns at this year’s PaizoCon. They made some excellent points and shared a lot of tips with us. With a recent Adventure … Continue reading →

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Gone, Gone, Gone (Preplanned Absences in Gaming, PaizoCon Countdown: 7)

Posted on May 19, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

People who are lucky enough to have regular gaming campaigns are often faced with a unique challenge during a Convention trip: Missing scheduled games. While it would be ideal to get an entire gaming group to attend a convention this can result … Continue reading →

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Begin Again (10 Dungeon Origins)

Posted on April 26, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

Classic fantasy gaming has a strong legacy of danger and death filled dungeons but sometimes the appearance of the third or forth dungeon can stretch what is believable and damage the verisimilitude at the table. A key concept in maintaining dungeons … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Jelly (Genre Remix in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game)

Posted on March 30, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

With all the success in recent years of superhero movies, the recent release of the somewhat suspiciously-cowled playboy iconic of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Intrigue book, and the Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter it is worth a brief look … Continue reading →

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For a Better Day (Calendars for PathfinderRPG Campaigns)

Posted on March 7, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

With a lot of people having just gained a ton of new resources (Humble Bundles, GM’s Day Sale picks, and the like) some folks will inevitably consider running a new campaign. A significant element to consider when setting up a campaign or … Continue reading →

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Roads Untraveled (Altering Basics in Campaign Development)

Posted on January 21, 2016 by lostspherespublishing

All too often we rely on cultural references from our world when designing fantasy societies. This has an added strength by drawing on recognizable patterns. We echo feudal periods from various ages or ape the fantasy stylings of Tolkien and … Continue reading →

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