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My top 10 list of things you should always try to do as a GM. Give the players agency.  Let them make choices in your game and make those...

Previously, I went into how to use the Sandbox with Prompts technique to run a game in a way that lets the GM run an active storyline in...

Have you ever tried to run a sandbox campaign and started by presenting the players with a description of the world, and then asking,...

In the context of a TTRPG, themes are the language spoken by your setting and your campaign. What are they saying to the players about...

After a few weeks of design work, my Apocalypse World hack “After the Fire” is in a playable state and I’m playtesting it with my weekly...

In a bleak and snow-choked mountain range, the group of samurai heroes had tracked the evil summoner to an abandoned castle. After...

The most fun I’ve ever had MCing an Apocalypse World game was when I took my hands off the wheel, turned to the player who just made an...

Hacking TTRPGs is one of the things I want to focus on in this blog. I am currently working on a hack of Apocalypse World, and I’ll be...

The ideal size for a TTRPG gaming group is about 4-5 people, but sometimes we find that we have a much bigger group. My own home game is...

In part 4 of this series, we finished work on our timeline and information pipeline by planning the events that will progress our story...

In Part 3 of this series, we looked at how to craft our adventure hooks and we began working on our timeline and information pipeline by...

Hello, and thank you for joining me on this adventure! Project Hack is a brand-new blog about GM advice and hacking RPGs. As a GM and...

In Part 2 of this series, we wrote our premise and we identified and explored the key elements of our adventure. Now, we're going to...

In Part 1 of this series, we outlined our process for creating an original adventure. Now, we’ll go through each of the steps and do...

For our first adventure together, we’re going to tackle how to write a homebrew adventure! Maybe you’re looking for where to start...