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Aaron K
- Sep 20, 2019
- 8 min
Story Intro: The Portal
"The players arrive to the session, and you narrate that they see in front of them a portal (perhaps created by an imp, or pixie, or wh
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Aaron K
- Jun 22, 2019
- 6 min
Mission 1: The Campaign Begins
Hey Reader! Welcome back to the Zurn blog! After a hiatus due to popping a question and planning a wedding which will take place in two...
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Aaron K
- Sep 11, 2018
- 7 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Mission Zero
"Mission Zero is designed to bring the party together."
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Aaron K
- May 15, 2018
- 9 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Character Creation Rules
"Just as you want to case your leads well for a film, you want the player characters to be a good fit for the campaign as well. So spen
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Aaron K
- May 1, 2018
- 7 min
Campaign Creation Tips: NPC Creation, Part 3 - Nuts and Bolts
"Just as each player character should fulfill a role in the party, so also all of your NPCs should fulfill a role in the encounter.&quo
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Aaron K
- Apr 19, 2018
- 6 min
Campaign Creation Tips: NPC Creation, Part 2 - Villains
"Good stories have varieties of villains, each filling a different role to display and develop the abilities of the protagonists. Rolep
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Aaron K
- Mar 23, 2018
- 5 min
Campaign Creation Tips: NPC Creation, Part 1 - Allies
"In the vast majority of campaigns, you don't need a lot of allied NPCs...but the allies we require are integral to a successful ca
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Aaron K
- Mar 7, 2018
- 7 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Mission Content
"A roleplay mission should be like a man's kilt: long enough to serve its purpose, short enough to be functional."
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Aaron K
- Feb 21, 2018
- 5 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Pacing
Regardless of the model you use, a rightly paced campaign should be cohesive and dynamic.
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Aaron K
- Feb 7, 2018
- 9 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Genre
"Not all roleplay campaigns are created equal, in part because of design, structure, etc., but also because of genre: some genres reson
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Aaron K
- Jan 29, 2018
- 7 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Story Arc
"There are a lot of ways that a story can go wrong from a plot perspective....This post will give you thoughts on how to craft a good s
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Aaron K
- Jan 25, 2018
- 6 min
Campaign Creation Tips: Crafting a Story
"If you approach the building of the campaign from start to finish as a case study in seeing characters grow, and how they deal with a
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Aaron K
- Apr 3, 2017
- 4 min
Beauty and the Beast: Setting and Storycraft
Hey Reader! Welcome back to the Zurn Blog! I wrapped up my teaching engagements (though I gained another one in May - more on that in our...
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Aaron K
- Mar 10, 2017
- 6 min
Beauty and the Beast Is Not Stockholm Syndrome
Hey Reader! As I prepare to teach on Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe this weekend, one of the...
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Aaron K
- Jul 1, 2016
- 2 min
The Zurn July Writers Month: Let the Games Begin!
Hey Internet! As of this morning, the Zurn July Writers Month has begun! For those who are participating in the #ZuJuWriMo, we look...
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Aaron
- Jun 30, 2016
- 1 min
Zurn July Writers Month: Are You Ready?
Hey Reader! As we prepare for the start of the Zurn July Writers Month tomorrow, we thought we'd check in one last time before the...
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Aaron K
- Apr 8, 2016
- 1 min
Roleplay in the News: Mythcreants
Hey Reader! As I was doing some research on player styles (for a series that I'll be starting in May, probably), and I came across a...
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Aaron K
- Aug 28, 2015
- 1 min
Game Master Tips: Engaging Conversations
Hey reader! Welcome back to the Zurn blog! Today we're featuring a video by Rhykker, a DM who has played several gaming systems, and has...
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Aaron K
- Aug 1, 2015
- 2 min
Welcome to Zurn! Why We're Here
Dear Reader, Welcome to Zurn Central! Over the past few years we've been slowly building up the mechanics of both the Warriors of Zurn...
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