Covenant of Salt - GM Log

Cameron was a bit annoyed because the group did not know what “actionable” I offered. He was correct in a sense…I had not offered any. The only task that was given was: if something is manipulating the mind of the miners down in the mine, get rid of it. There were no specific actions to be taken, no specific NPC to talk to, no timetable, no clear goal even. Open investigation. And all of it was intentional.

GM Log, UncreatedMyriam RondeauDecember 28, 2023D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, DnD, Arc 2, arc ii, trade, Poetry, translation, Russia, Russian, Marina Tsvetaeva, Salt of the Earth, meta, actionable, DMing, DM, skills, storytelling, collaborative storytelling, roleplaying, crazy, trope, madness, player frustrationComment

Whistle in the Dark - GM Log

Land at last! Nothing I could throw, not even a gulag, could dampen the relief and optimism of the players. I was quite happy at Hunter’s quick catch when I was slowly revealing the true nature of Vatyr. Indeed, no one goes to work in a salt mine at the end of the world of their own volition. One goes to the salt mine because they were forced to.