Revelation for RPGs series (Worldbuilding)

[cellio]

Several weeks ago I wrote about a series of blog articles I was starting over on the Worldbuilding blog called "Revelation for RPGs". This is a series of posts about techniques GMs can use to build, and reveal to players over time, interesting and rich worlds. I'm basing this series on a game run by ralphmelton years ago and chronicled in ralph_dnd.

I've added a couple more posts since then. Here's the list so far:

Revelation for RPGs I: Setting the Stage

Revelation for RPGs II: The Written Word

Revelation for RPGs III: Your World is Made of People

Revelation for RPGs IV: I Can See Clearly Now

I'm telling (in high-level outline) the story of the game as I talk about how it was played. We're about halfway through the campaign now; the latest article shares the "big reveal" of that part of the game. (Those who remember the game should know what I mean by that, and for the rest of you, I don't want to spoil it.)

I have a few more planned for this series.

Comments

[mrpeck.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I enjoyed hearing about the campaign again. I'd forgotten a lot of it, but things were starting to come back a bit when I read the place names.

[cellio]

I reread (well, sometimes re-skimmed) the game journal in preparation for writing this series. I wouldn't have remembered every detail otherwise, either. :-)

I'm planning for one of the upcoming articles to be about how the game journal enhanced the game, especially when Kyle and Liandra joined in. That's the sort of thing that a GM cannot arrange, mandate, or expect, but if it happens, encourage it! It makes a difference.