During my Vaesen RPG game last week, I attempted to focus on Theater of the Mind (TotM). To put it simply, it was a fiasco. What made my efforts go down in flames? Perhaps my greatest mistake was that I neglected the visual. Humans are visual beings. And our ability for spatial understanding varies...
In a convention game, time is limited. How do I help each player have a chance to be in the spotlight? John Barth explained that everyone is the hero of their own story. Your players want their character to be a hero too. You can make that happen by giving their character the spotlight....
Part Two Find Part One here In the first part of this post, we started looking at three skills we can work on today to help us be better game masters at conventions. The first skill was social skills and focuses on helping make players at ease at the table and helping them be...
