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  The latest episode of my #Daggerheart discussion #podcast is out: Daggerheart: The Fear Full #GM | GMJ 335 Today I talk about Fear in Daggerheart, a metacurrency used by the GM. #TTRPG #RPG https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourney/335

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  This week on my #Daggerheart #podcast I discuss player best practices presented in the Daggerheart core book. The key to making this all work at your table is to establish and maintain trust among the GM and players. And a big part of building and maintaining that trust is how you handle PC death at your table. I also go over how hit points, death moves, and scars work in Daggerheart. https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourney/336 #TTRPG #RPG #GM

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  As an independent fiction author I use the Chicago Manual of Style for editing to determine what is correct versus not. Word doesn’t flag “alright” as incorrect. So I have to remember to manually do a find & replace to make sure I didn’t accidentally learn the wrong form, because sometimes I still use it out of habit when I’m typing fast. I thought, There must be a way to fix this. I finally discovered how. https://lexstarwalker.com/blog/alright #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Word #Se...

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  In this episode of my #RPG #podcast I discuss the #GM Principles of #Daggerheart. Also why you don’t want to calls for too many rolls, and how to know when to call for a roll vs when not to. The two main instances some GMs call for too many rolls are perception and knowledge. I also go into preparing for an adventure by creating an inciting event to kick things off, and not planning too much beyond that point. I also share how I prepare to improvise. https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjou...

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  Today on my #RPG #podcast I discuss Daggerheart’s GM Best Practices. These will help you be a better GM, no matter what game you’re playing or which system you’re using. https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourney/338 #Daggerheart #TTRPG #GM #GMing

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  In this episode of my #RPG #podcast I discuss GM pitfalls to avoid in #Daggerheart and other RPGs. I give some tips on how to prepare for more improvisational gaming sessions, and how to plan story beats without railroading the players. I show how you can also use Fear to make an encounter as easy or difficult as you want, and it always feels above board and fair to the players, no matter how well or how badly things are going for their characters. https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourn...

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  This week on my #scifi #writing #podcast I discuss finishing my latest novel. https://lexstarwalker.com/lol/102 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AmWritingSciFi

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  A lot of times as a #GM we can be tempted to say no to a player. Why not say yes instead? Not only is this embracing the “yes, and” philosophy of improvisation, but it will lead to more fun for the players and for us too. I also discuss leveling in #Daggerheart compared with other games I’ve played. I compare 1st level Daggerheart characters with beginning characters in games like D&D, Pathfinder, Cypher System, and World of Darkness. https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourney/340...

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  Voice your support for official Daggerheart support in Foundry: https://www.reddit.com/r/daggerheart/comments/1sz6vap/the_future_of_foundryborne_navigating_the/ #Daggerheart #Foundry #FoundryVTT #VTT #RPG #TTRPG #FouundryBorne

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  This week on my #scifi #writing #podcast I continue my exploration of #TheCulture with a comparison of Contact with the Federation of #StarTrek and their #PrimeDirective. Spoiler: They're almost completely opposite. https://lexstarwalker.com/lol/103 #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #AmWritingSciFi #ScienceFiction

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  In this episode of my #TTRPG #podcast, I share how I’m taking adventures from other games and adapting them to #Daggerheart. Because Daggerheart’s system is relatively simple, it’s actually pretty easy to do. https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourney/341 #RPG #GM #Gaming

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  I finished the second draft of the sequel to my debut novel! Here's what a novel looks like before and after publishing! (Also what a poor but happy indie author looks like) The first book, Critical Balance, is available on Amazon. a.co/d/09l1LBNF