Author: T. Franzke

I have this dungeonworld [draw maps leave blanks] map in my head and need to get it out.

I have this dungeonworld [draw maps leave blanks] map in my head and need to get it out.

I have this dungeonworld [draw maps leave blanks] map in my head and need to get it out. Anyone know any good free mind map tools?

(Mac or web based)

What Class Warfare specialties do you have trouble understanding or do you find hard to imagine how they will show…

What Class Warfare specialties do you have trouble understanding or do you find hard to imagine how they will show…

What Class Warfare specialties do you have trouble understanding or do you find hard to imagine how they will show up in play?

Did you already spot the Dungeon World mention in the Atomic Robo Kickstarter?

Did you already spot the Dungeon World mention in the Atomic Robo Kickstarter?

Did you already spot the Dungeon World mention in the Atomic Robo Kickstarter? 

https://www.patreon.com/tesladyne 

This is not supposed to be advertisement for them (even though they are great), I just thought it was cool. 

A Guide to Roll Etiquette

A Guide to Roll Etiquette

A Guide to Roll Etiquette

When do you roll?

Who decides when and what you roll?

What if you rolled the wrong thing and just realized after you rolled?

Can you call for what move you are triggering by yourself?

Why you should name your player moves 

How to deal with the Aid move in play

Anything missing from that list? Anything more worth talking about?

Hello Tavern!

Hello Tavern!

Hello Tavern! 

After a lot of thought over the holidays I decided to take my involvement in the larger DW Community to the next level. 

I hope you can find it in your heart to support me. 

From the Patreon:

Can’t you just continue to do that Tim? Why a Patreon?

Life as a student isn’t cheap and with my Master Thesis approaching next semester I will be harder pressed for time. I want to continue talking to all of you about Dungeon World and writing more in depth guides to further the understanding of the game. I will also be getting married in August and I need to prioritize for that too. Having a bit of support (morally even more importantly then financially) from all of you can enable me to continue to be a voice in our community without cutting back. 

What do you get?

You will get posts and advice from me as you are used to but I will also write more condensed and precise Guides to certain aspects of the game. Aspects like how to think about “Encounters” or Action scenes in Dungeon World. How to improve your pacing or how you can exploit your prep better. 

I am also really eager to start working on Style Guides, my take on how one can do setting or genre supplements with Dungeon World as well as Class Guides, i.e. reviews of Dungeon World Classes that are out there. 

I also want to take your feedback and write about everything you want to know or discuss as well as pick up topics that are hot in the community. 

My goal is to release 3 Guides per Month.

Can anyone see these Guides?

YES! The plan plan is to release the Guides for free to everyone. I write these guides to help you all so putting them behind a pay-wall seems counterintuitive to me.

(Setting Guides might stay Backer Exclusive though)

http://www.patreon.com/DWGuides 

http://www.patreon.com/DWGuides

Cool or not cool?

Cool or not cool?

Cool or not cool? 

The characters are fighting some Yeti in an icy cave with stalactites and stalagmites and icicles. The Yeti attack is forceful and a character misses while in melee with them. 

You as a GM say: “They hit you with a massive backhand punch and you are flung into the air. Take [monster damage]. but man you really won’t like this but you are landing directly in a bunch of spiky ice and rock spikes. Take a d4+3 damage from that”.

Extra damage from environmental stuff that was clearly described to be there? Overkill in such a situation or perfectly fine?

(image from:superiorfootprints.org)

Have you ever said these things in a game of Dungeon World?

Have you ever said these things in a game of Dungeon World?

Have you ever said these things in a game of Dungeon World?

1. Over a while, all of you starting to feel hungry. (While people still have rations)

2. Your torches start to flicker and will go out soon.

3. You take -1 ongoing because of encumberance, right?

4. So how does your camp look like? How do you make camp exactly?

5. What kind of food are your rations?

6. Sure! Roll to recruit?

7. So what do you do with your 3 weeks downtime? (Or similar)

Just wondering.