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I’ve written another Hubpages article: How to Write an RPG Adventure. It reveals the methods of writing and 
the structure of a typical fantasy RPG adventure. However, those familiar with my past articles can skip the “RPG Structure Primer” section.
Read it Here on Hubpages!
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Here is another Hubpages article from me, Robert A. Neri Jr.
How to Write an RPG Actual Play Blog
This article explicitly goes through my process for when I write my actual play blog entries. The blog entry that the article refers to for examples is The Dragonslayers Pt. II: The Day the Music Died. The entry is an early one and so the writing quality is a little off but it illustrates my points of construction without them being too obvious. It also shows that the process described in my article is my process and that I have been using it and developed it over time. I consciously think about certain points when I transcribe from my notes.
Sometimes stories and incidents generated during a tabletop RPG session are worth putting out into the world for others to enjoy but how do you transform your session notes into an enjoyable read?
You can read it here: How to Write an RPG Actual Play Blog
Other Hubpages articles by Robert A. Neri Jr.:
Game Mastery: Establishing Atmosphere
Handling Game Flow in Tabletop RPGs
The Dark Lord: Building Better Lords of Evil
The regular weekly actual play blog, The Rats of Tanglethorn, will continue next week.
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Another hubpages article from Robert A. Neri Jr. about constructing an effective Dark Lord in tabletop RPGs.
The article examines the ever ubiquitous Dark Lord and how a Game-Master can set them up to be more emotionally impactful to players. It gives pointers on what strategies to use in the meta-game as well as which they use in-game.
The archetypal Dark Lord is a cliché for a reason but Game Masters can improve on them bringing an emotional weight to every battle binding the Players to their foe using certain techniques.
Read it Here.
Other Hubpages articles by Robert A. Neri Jr.:
Game Mastery: Establishing Atmosphere
Handling Game Flow in Tabletop RPGs
Game Mastery: War as Set Piece
The regular weekly gameplay blog, The Cabal of Eight, will continue next week.
So, blog entries will be slowing down a great deal here since the current campaign (the one started after A Giant in Xuun ended so anti-climatically) has somewhat stalled out and we’ve lost a player due to work schedule. So it is uncertain as to when I will begin to post another campaign blog the next may be the campaign I will be mastering but that may be a few months in the coming.
However, I will be releasing a new article here and there as I get time to edit and post them, the next article will be a Tabletop Meditations #11: Elves, and should be posted around Weds or Thurs next week on this site.
Work on the campaign setting book – Arvan: Land of Dragons – continues as the illustrations are being mostly by me at this point with that kind of work load everything else is going to have to suffer. Who would’ve guessed a World Spanning work take so much illustration? <:)
The actual release date for Arvan is unknown right now due to the bog down on the artwork but I’ll try to keep everyone updated as work progresses.
Sales have been better this quarter, thanks to all those who’ve supported us, so I am fielding for 1 or 2 illustrators and in particular we are looking for a Cartographic Artist. If any of you are interested email us with an approximate rate for full page, 1/2 page, and 1/4 page pieces. Please note are project budgets are always really small.
As the work on Arvan is taking alot longer than we had originally thought and scheduled for any new releases for this year will have to be pushed back even possibly into next year. These releases being: The Monster Magnus Vol. II, The Great Grimoire Vol. II, and the Complete Character Codex (print only).
Sincerely,
Robert A. Neri Jr.
Another hubpages article from Robert A. Neri Jr. about Game Flow in tabletop RPGs.
The article examines the derailment of a campaign resulting from flattening action and lack of player engagement. It proposes a solution and some tricks to get the game back on track.
The most common problem that Game-Masters have to face is that of managing and maintaining the flow of the game and what to do if it stagnates. How to keep the campaign from running aground?
Read it Here
Here’s an article written by Robert A. Neri Jr. found on Hubpages.
It discusses methods and the use of atmosphere and mood in role-playing games.
You can read it here: Establishing Atmosphere