TTRPG

  • Countdown to Session Zero: Final Hours

    Today is the day. Session Zero for The End of the Institute campaign kicks off tonight. With a possible player pool of eight interested people, a lot of thoughts are going through my head. This is especially true as we prepare to playtest the MESH playstyle in a full campaign setting. One thing I keep

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  • Countdown to Session Zero: Preparing The End of the Institute

    As the days tick down toward Session Zero of my The End of the Institute campaign, I wanted to share how I plan to structure the session, the tools we’ll be using, and a few key things I’m keeping in mind. The Role of Session Zero Session Zero is more than just preparation. It sets

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  • The End of the Institute: Homebrew Campaign Setting

    I am currently preparing for Session Zero of a homebrew Magnus Archives campaign, The End of the Institute, built using my MESH playstyle. If you are familiar with The Magnus Archives, the ending created endless potential for new stories, official or otherwise. It opened the multiverse and populated it with endless flavors of the canon

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  • Flexible Storytelling in Tabletop RPGs: The MESH Framework

    Most of us love tabletop roleplaying, but real life makes it hard to keep a campaign going. Jobs, families, shifting schedules… getting the same people to the same table every week can feel impossible. That is where the MESH system comes in. MESH stands for Modular Episodic Session Holarchy, and it is my attempt to

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