My Storytelling Guide Companion (My Storytelling Guides, #2)

by Aron Christensen, Erica Lindquist

Overview

My players asked me how I ran my games and what made them work, so I wrote a book. Then they asked for specific examples and ideas, so I wrote another one.

This companion to My Guide to RPG Storytelling goes deeper into creating in-game crises, with lists of example scenarios and twists. The second half covers using voices, mannerisms, and archetypes to create NPCs, including some of the most memorable NPCs from my own games and what made them work.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155582366
Publisher:	Loose Leaf Stories
Publication date:	10/25/2020
Series:	My Storytelling Guides , #2
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	591 KB

About the Author

Erica and Aron are the science fiction and fantasy authors of the Reforged Trilogy, In the House of Five Dragons and the recently completed Dead Beat occult detective serial. Their short fiction has appeared in eFiction and Abomination magazine. They also write paranormal adventure erotica under the porn names of Natalie and Eric Severine.

Aron and Erica live together in Sacramento, California, but miss the dark pines and deep snow of the mountains. Their education included medicine, biology, psychology, criminal justice, anthropology, art, martial arts and journalism before they finally fell in love with writing fiction. Now they can’t quite remember why they bothered with all of that other stuff.

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I: ABOUT CRISES

Using crises

Solo & group crises

Tanks & defenders in crises

Parts of a crisis

Free will

PART II: CRISIS EXAMPLES & LISTS

Chases

Medical crises

Technical crises

The showdown

Digging

Torture

Sports & games

Travel & survival

Sneaking

Fighting on the run

Explosions

Disarming a bomb

Labor

Jousting

Final thoughts on crises

PART III: NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS (NPCS)

Descriptions

Voice & mannerisms

NPCs in combat

Motivations

My NPCs

Antagonists

My antagonists

Final NPC thoughts