The Pink Dice Chronicles

I was reading this article over at Gnome Stew this morning and started thinking about the dreaded slump.  I think all GMs find themselves in a state where the excitement just isn't quite there anymore.  Along those lines I thought I would share the strategies that have worked form me. Take it up a notch.   This, by far, is the strategy I am most likely to deploy.  Instead of putting together a set of encounters, lather, rinse, repeat, try planning something totally different.  Take one of those crazy ideas you have been saving for later and use it now.  Intense, crazy, unexpected scenarios not only recharge your own skills, but they can bring a new sense of life to the players that is contagious. Take a break.   When you have a slump, sometimes you just need to take a break.  A break, even a short one, can give your own creativity and imagination time to catch up with you.  During the break, I suggest lots of reading of both RPG and no...

Well, I think this summer allergy season is about over, so hopefully soon I'll be able to get back to gaming. Special surprises are in the works for both the Monday night and Friday night crowds.

My allergies/asthma is giving me fits right now, so I am cancelling my two Pathfinder games for a while, until I can get back to my old self again. *sigh*  In the meantime, I am going to be working on my game world, my book, and my background material for Shadowrun and such.  I might post some of the stuff on here.  I also am working on getting a macro photography setup, so maybe there will be some new miniature photos.  I'll stick to whatever I can do inside in the filtered air.  I need to probably find some video games to catch up on too.  Maybe I'll even get my Java Initiative Tracker code cleaned up for a release.

So we're skipping our game this Friday so I can recover from getting a tooth pulled. Pathfinder to return next week.

I think every gaming group sooner or later takes a vacation.  We've taken a bit of a break lately as spring has come around and the warm weather has drawn us outside.  Still, with rainy weekends ahead, we are getting ready for more gaming.  Some things underway: I bought 3 ogre miniatures that I'll be painting over the next month or so. I passed along this article to the players for review.  I have a feeling some dragon culture is going to be arising in the next part of the campaign and delves. I am brainstorming some new ideas for game play.  I think giving the PCs some new options could be a key part of the next series of dungeon runs. Still looking over Pathfinder to decide how and when to incorporate it.