Advice for newer Game Masters wishing to avoid all the mistakes I've learned the hard way.
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CHECK OUT MY NOVELS
If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series (observant viewers might notice Dämoren subtly placed behind me). They feature gun fights, sword fights, chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror. Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: https://amzn.to/3rehNnJ
I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. https://amzn.to/3faj4cX
And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA
If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads
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MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES
A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures win the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650
Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
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GOT DICE?
Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop:
https://q-workshop.com/en/221-rpg-icons-seth-skorkowsky
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I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me:
https://twitter.com/SSkorkowsky
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I HAVE A PODCAST
Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu:
https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU
You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA
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Guest starring Todd and Mike
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Common Sense
01:25 Find Your Own Voice
02:54 You Can't Learn All the Rules
03:00 Confidence in Judgement Calls
03:38 Communication & Consistency
04:12 Over-Prep is better than Under-Prep
04:40 Overpreparation can be Worse
05:48 You'll Always Have to Improvise
06:21 Players will do the Unexpected
06:46 Make Situations not Solutions
08:16 Too Much of a Good Thing
11:36 Meaningless Rolls Suck
15:10 Don't Ask For a Roll You Can't Accept
17:42 Redefine Success & Failure
19:02 It's About the PCs Not the World
19:41 Players Care Less About The World Than You
19:57 Encourage Roleplay Through Example
20:56 Players Might Have Different Tastes Than You
22:24 Don't Be Afraid to Suck
23:38 Outro