A Designer's thoughts....Popping the Hood
What's under the hood? A long time ago, in a galax.....well not really so long ago, and actually just in the Southwest U.S.. I began...
What's under the hood? A long time ago, in a galax.....well not really so long ago, and actually just in the Southwest U.S.. I began...
As it might be painfully obvious, the GM is the GameMaster. And that is putting lightly. The GM is more than just the one that sets up...
As with all games, Legends of Kralis has rules, and it is your job as the GM to interpret these rules to determine an outcome during...
As a GM, you have many responsibilities, from refereeing to adjudicating rules to describing the world as the campaign, and the players...
As first discussed previously in The Story of the Campaign, crafting the story will be your biggest job as the GM. Many times these...
As with all things for the GM, creating and running a campaign is the most lengthy process that you will work on and in some cases the...
In Legends of Kralis, there is no true concept of "balance." While we have included ranks within the bestiary to make it easy for you as...
While creating a world for your players to enjoy or bringing the Worlds of Kralis to life, you need to know and understand your players....
One of the most essential things about GMing that you should care about is Character Choice and Agency. To begin, your players must have...
One of the most essential things about GMing that you should care about is Character Choice and Agency. To begin, your players must have...
"The test (encounter) itself is a cheat isn't it? You programmed (designed) it to be unwinnable.", "Your argument precludes the...
While players are creating their characters, it is crucial for you as the GM to make sure that the characters and their backgrounds...
Amongst the more important duties, you will have as a GM is assisting players to create their characters. Chapter 1 of the Legends of...
Once you have the players together and they have been given a reason to be in a party, you need to be able to set the initial scene of...
One of the more difficult things that you will have to deal with at some point is the death of a character. Challenging characters is...
In between adventures or quests is where the real life of adventurers happens. They may spend this time pursuing in game character...
In role-playing games you tend to have exceptional players: creative, inventive, and outgoing. These tend to be central to the...
It is a modern concept that players always make their skill or attribute checks for their characters. There are two schools of thought on...
What is good? What is evil? What is neutrality? The philosophical ideals that we represent in Legends of Kralis are often similar to the...
By definition the concept of railroading is a style of Game Mastering where the GM tends to deny players from having any opportunity to...