The Disoriented Ranger talks: Musings about DMing
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What's this about¸ now?
Nothing is older than yesterday's blog ... or so they say. After 10 years of exploring "all things D&D and role-playing" on The Disoriented Ranger blog¸ most of it during the Golden Age of the so-called OSR (and some of it in the Silver Age¸ I presume)¸ it is time to look back and see what I deem worthy of conserving.
I talked several subjects over the years¸ many of them about game design¸ but some of it was also about what it takes to "DM" a role-playing game. What kind of DMs are there¸ how to DM a game¸ what players are like¸ and can be like¸ and how to handle that ...
I shared my takes about these over the last 10 years and they make a good third anthology. So here they are: 15 posts on roughly 97 pages with thoughts and musings about how to approach this hobby as a DM. All edited and prettied up for this pdf.
Also check out Part 1 about Gaming Culture here and Part 2 about D&D and the OSR here!
What's to come?
There are three more anthologies to follow in the next couple of months¸ so look out for:
Part 4: Storytelling Advice Part 5: DIY & Gamedesign Part 6: Theories in Action
Parts 1 to 3 as well as Parts 4 to 6 will also be compiled for a PoD option!
This is not a trip down memory lane¸ the topics presented here are still as important as they had been when I addressed them. My sincere hope is that sharing them here will encourage and inspire new readers (or fans of the blog¸ but with fresh eyes) to see the wealth of potential our hobby has¸ as well as its pitfalls.
Other than that: I can just provide the map¸ and even I get lost ...
Cheers¸
The Disoriented Ranger
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What qualifies me¸ you ask?
Just so you know: "Obscurity and competence - that is the life that is best worth living." (Mark Twain)