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Ask the Player to Keep One PC Talk with your player out-of-game and explain to him the problem. Let him know that having two PCs can be unfair to the rest of the players since he will get double the …

You mention that: When faced with a decision or a turning point in the story he will say no to most of the possible outcomes and brings the story to a halt [...] Also: He does this to see …

1. The Bandits Decided To Not Kill Him In fact, they saved his life so that they can torture him later on for information, revenge, or simply because they are sadistic. The NPC who was with him manag …

Showing That a Monster Is Dangerous The most important thing to remember when trying to convince your players of a fact or emotion is to show, not tell. So, how to show that your monster is dangerous …

Obviously, this question cannot have an objective apply-everywhere answer, however, I can tell you what works and doesn't work for me. Session Feedback Is Not Very Useful I also ask my players if t …

Not All NPCs Are Created Equal During the course of a campaign, you will probably create dozens of NPCs. It would be extremely impractical to create a character sheet for every single one of them. An …

As always, there are two ways of handling this, in-game and out-of-game. However, I recommend doing both. Out-of-Game Approach I think that the heart of the issue is the following sentence: I …

There are numerous ways of achieving this. However, before posting my answer I would like to emphasize the following personal opinion: It's OK if your players miss your hints Some comments ment …

In chess, some say that you learn more by reading books (i.e., learning and studying new tactics) than playing more games. I'm not sure whether this is true, however, I feel that to an extent, this ap …