Startup Friction is the Real Enemy The faster a game gets to a live situation, the easier it is to trust, demo and run. For commercial enterprise in the TTRPG world, if it takes too long to get from product to playable, the game will sit in the closet and
A Tavern Should Already Be in Trouble When the Characters Arrive Too many tavern scenes are neutral containers. They are places to receive quests, overhear rumors, and maybe meet somebody interesting. That works, but it usually leaves a lot of interesting play sitting on the table. Taverns are typically the
If a scene only works when the players pick the one correct answer, it is not really a situation. A usable situation gives them a few honest choices, lets each choice matter, and then their choice plays out at the table. One of the easiest ways I know to test
I just finished up at ConCarolinas.org convention in Charlotte, NC where I had a table for 3 days and sat in on 4 panels, one of which I was moderator which I enjoyed because it felt a liltle like being a GM. Of course I constantly saw the same
2026 Is the Year I Stop Designing Adventures the Old Way As 2025 wraps up, I don’t really want to do a victory lap about releases. I want to talk about what quietly broke for me this year. Not my creativity. The structure of how I design adventures. When
Stop Letting "Good" DM Advice Ruin Your Game (And Your Sanity) Howdy Game Master, Let's be honest. How many times have you read, or more likely watched, some "definitive" DM advice and felt… worse? Like you’re failing if you’re not prepping 20
Already have an RPG adventure and would like to convert it to an interactive format but don't have the time or don't think you have the skills? Hire me to convert your RPG adventure to an interactive clickable format in the EAS style that I have
Dungeon modules are now being made available on Itch.io for sale and for free. Visit my page at the following link brainamp. Paid newsletter members will continue to get all dungeon modules I release included with their membership along with the ability to ask me questions about using Genially
Found another design tool similar to Genially that performs the same functions and allows you to design drag and drop RPG adventure modules. It is a little more expensive but it does have a few more bells and whistles from what I can tell without signing up for a paid
Lighting on a map is obviously important because it allows the Game Master to see important physical details of the map that also relate to the story of the adventure. Think first, Who are you designing maps for? Lighting also conveys much more. It can convey important aspects of mood
Here is a short video demo to show you the easy way that you can take any RPG module that you have and you can make it much easier to run by putting information from the module into an interactive format that will make it much easier for you to
There are two basic visual modes to consider when developing what your adventure module will look like. You can develop the adventure with a vertical presentation or a horizontal presentation. Hey, that's one more choice than you have with print or PDF formats that are vertical only presentations.
This version of "Abandoned Pirate Cave" is the complete package with full download capabilities so that you may use it on any machine you wish, utilize images of maps, creatures, and raw map files for use in Dungeon Alchemist and VTT's. This is for Doorkeepers Guild
The "Abandoned Pirate Cave" is presented as an example of an interactive RPG module but with a twist. This is a new design category of RPG modules that I call a Blank Dungeon. A Blank Dungeon would exist somewhere between a plain map and a One Shot. You
In a couple of days I will post a new dungeon category design. Blank Dungeons I see Blank Dungeons as occupying a space between dungeon maps, map packs, battle maps and the like and full blown adventure modules. They could be considered akin to a one-shot adventure but not
This version of "Writhing Depths" is the complete package with full download capabilities so that you may use it on any machine you wish, utilize images of maps, creatures, NPC's, and raw map files for use in Dungeon Alchemist and VTT's. This is for
The goal of EAS is to make the lives of GM's easier when trying to run an RPG module. EAS - Emergent Adventure System - a method of building RPG adventures using interactive tools to produce a dungeon adventure that is easier for a Game Master to use as opposed
My new method of building RPG adventure modules for Game Masters that want to create and sell a better product was just soft-launched at ConGregate.com along with a playtest session. I want to thank all that helped make the playtest demo a success. ConGregate for the room to
"The Writhing Depths" is presented as an example of a dungeon module built for GM's. Free for paid members. Enjoy this free for paid members interactive RPG module and look for more to be released.
The problem with Print or PDF RPG modules. The main problem is linear (straight line processes). Linear thinking Linear story Linear writing Linear presentation All print and PDF RPG modules are forced to present their content in a logical format of a start point and an end point and the
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