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Running a Savage Hexcrawl

I hope everyone in the U.S. had a Happy Thanksgiving last week! Since I had some time off from work, I wrote up some rules for running an old-school style hexcrawl using the Savage Worlds system. Now those of you who read my article on How to play DnD without actually playing DnD may remember that I described Savage Worlds as an excellent system for a pulp action experience, which may make it seem like an odd choice for a plodding wilderness exploration game. However, I believe the system has elements that we can use to make a Savage Hexcrawl that still resembles the old style of traversing through rough and rugged terrain at a snail's pace. In Savage Worlds each character is assigned a pace, usually 6, as opposed to a speed in feet. Pace stands for how many inches the model can move on a tabletop during combat, or squares in a Virtual Tabletop. We can take this pace and convert it to a resource system for travel activities in a hexcrawl. In contrast to the standard DnD type game

My take on the Popcorn Initiative system

We've all been there. Combat has started, the dice are rolling, and everything has an enthusiastic sense of pace and excitement. Then, after the orc raider was dealt a deadly blow from the previous turn, you ask the next player in the initiative order how they respond and hear "ummmm give me a minute, I don't know what to do." The player spends the next five minutes considering their options, maybe checking out a spell or abilities list, and all your arduous work to keep an engaging pace to the encounter is as dead as that orc. Good pacing is a crucial element of a fun and engaging combat encounter. You must keep the action flowing from one turn to another to maintain the illusion of a heart pounding no holds barred fight to the death. A pause in that flow of actions and reactions can break the spell and revert the experience back from an exciting fight with a group of ferocious orcs to a boring slog of tediously waiting for your next turn. Often I have found the c

It's OK to suck at being a Dungeon Master

Have you been in this situation? It is a few hours before the session you are hosting as a Dungeon Master, your players are ready for a night of adventure and stories told around the table (virtual or otherwise), and you are stressed out of your mind. Maybe you didn’t prep beforehand and are worried where the session is going to go, maybe you get terrible stage fright when trying to do NPCs with unique voices and personalities, or maybe you simply dread the thought of sitting at the head of the table with a group of people looking at you for the story of the ages. Well, I am here to tell you that you can let go of your stress because It's OK to suck at being a Dungeon Master! Let me set the stage for a moment of how we got here before I dive into the details of why I would tell you that it’s fine to be terrible at running a session. Let’s Play! As our hobby has become more popular there has been a variety of excellent ‘Let’s Plays’ that have amazing Dungeon Masters and high product

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