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

To Break the Ice - GM Log

There are two reasons why players can become frustrated when it comes to a GM’s narration, I think. Either the GM is being too vague, and the players do not understand where they should go, or the GM is doing too much railroading. I’ll focus on vagueness today. This is a big subject and there is no way that I can cover it in a few paragraphs.

GM LogMyriam RondeauAugust 17, 2022Mechanics, Setting, Lamordia, GM Log, UnCR, Uncreated, Dungeons & Dragons, DnD, D&D, npc, 5e, Ravenloft, alyosha, description, storytelling, vagueness, barovian, slavic Comment