Whether you're a new gamemaster or a seasoned vet looking for a new angle to shake up your game, these 19 essays by 13 expert gamemasters demonstrate ways to construct your campaign from the ground up and keep your players engaged until the dramatic conclusion.
Within this volume, masters of the art show you how to begin a new campaign, use published adventures or loot them for the best ideas, build toward cliffhangers, and design a game that can enthrall your players for month or even years. Want to run an evil campaign, or hurl the characters into unusual otherworldly settings? Want to ensure that you're creating memorable and effective NPCs and villains? We've got you covered.
Complete with discussions on plotting, tone, branching storytelling, pacing, and crafting action scenes, you'll find all the tips and advice you need to take on the best role in roleplaying--and become an expert gamemaster, too!
Featuring essays by Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, David 'Zeb' Cook, Margaret Weis, Robert J. Schwalb, Steve Winter, and other game professionals.
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| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
Format: 6-page PDF [2 MB Download]. This culminated in the Pirate's Guide to Freeport, a systemless sourcebook describing the city in full detail and offering dozens of plots, adventure hooks, and NPCs. Of your own AGE fantasy campaign, perhaps in conjunction with the divine miracles system from AGE Explorations:.
Thank you, Dawn and Sasha, for insightful reviews!
I am quite thrilled to publish this book, with how-to advice from designers whose games I grew up playing, as well as some of the new Young Turks of game design (I'm looking at Dale Yu, designer of Dominion, in particular).
| Dark Sasha |
You're welcome, sir.
By the way Dawn and Dark Sasha are the same person. :)
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
| Megan Robertson |
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You're welcome, Wolfgang.
Hugs from the reviewer who isn't 'Dark Sasha' or 'Dawn'... :)
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
And in related news, this is now also available for the Kindle on Amazon. And it is ranked #8 on the Board Games bestseller list!
| Charles Carrier |
Since I normally tend to focus pretty narrowly on RPG's, I probably would never have given this book a second glance if I hadn't been sent a review copy by KQ.
And oh my, what I would have missed!
I enjoyed this book every bit as much as I enjoy Open Design’s regular RPG publications - maybe even a little more!
I tried to write my review, as much as possible, to target others who might have been as narrow-minded as I was; to tantalize and coerce them into taking a second look. I made sure to include things in my review that I would have found enticing had I read them in someone else's review.
Also, this book has given me a new hobby: Toy companies are already starting their annual advertising run-up to Christmas. I've noticed that, since reading this book, I now can't resist 'grading' the toys I see in the commercials. How simple or complex is it to play with? Does it have the possibility of different levels of play? Does it follow a solitary or interactive model? Does it have replay value? So far I haven't spotted any new toys that look like real winners, but I have noticed a few that I think are going to be real losers.
If anyone reading this post is still undecided about purchasing The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design, let me say this: Stop hesitating and buy it.
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
Thanks for the review, Charles!
And yeah, I may need to start grading toy companies Christmas offerings during TV commercials...
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
And it's sold out in print!
There's still some copies at the KQ Store, and we'll be looking to bring it back to Paizo as soon as possible.
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
| Dark_Mistress |
It was a interesting read but really way outside my normal reading zone. I honestly am at a loss on how to review it. I mean it is good I think, Or at least it makes sense to me.
| Tom Baumbach |
LOL @ Flowchart for Jenga.
Sidenote: I've been a fan of Daviau's work for years now, but I had no idea he was so eloquent in his writing. I may have a man crush.
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| Liz Courts Contributor |
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
Thanks, Liz! We're very happy to offer this book in both ePub (iPad) and Mobi (Kindle) formats.
| Wolfgang Baur Kobold Press |
It's official: This book won the 2012 Origins Award as best game-related publication!
Given the stellar competition in its category, this could be considered quite an upset.
Huge huge HUGE congrats to Mike Selinker, Richard Garfield, Steve Jackson, Dale Yu, Matt Forbeck, Teeuwynn Woodruff, Paul Peterson, Rob Daviau, James Ernest, Dave Howell, Richard C. Levy, Andrew Looney, Michelle Nephew, Lisa Steenson, and Jeff Tidball! Not to mention cover artist John Kovalic!
Wow. This is such a wonderful surprise.
| Liz Courts Contributor |
It's official: This book won the 2012 Origins Award as best game-related publication!
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Added to product description. Congrats!
| Andrew Betts |
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Finally got around to reading this and I noticed that in the Table of Contents there is an article titled 'Life's a Pitch' by Richard C. Levy but it is no where in the ePub or Mobi file.