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Stormcrow · 12-10-2020, 08:04 AM

So you want to be a player, not a GM, but you're the only possible GM available. This is the point where you should seek games looking for players.

Another possibility is to play a game using something like Mythic GM Emulator, either with your group of friends or solo. This is a system that literally replaces GM decisions with random rolls. Anytime you come across a GM decision, like describing what's in a room, you pose a yes/no question to the emulator and get a response. "Are there monsters in the room?" "Yes." Consult your table of random monsters. "Does the guard know anything about a scraggly-haired man traveling with the caravan?" "No." "Okay, I'm pretty sure he didn't come this way." It gives surprisingly immersive results. You can use it in conjunction with your preferred RPG rules.

12-10-2020, 08:04 AM	#6
Stormcrow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY	Re: How to game master, being an explorer? So you want to be a player, not a GM, but you're the only possible GM available. This is the point where you should seek games looking for players. Another possibility is to play a game using something like Mythic GM Emulator, either with your group of friends or solo. This is a system that literally replaces GM decisions with random rolls. Anytime you come across a GM decision, like describing what's in a room, you pose a yes/no question to the emulator and get a response. "Are there monsters in the room?" "Yes." Consult your table of random monsters. "Does the guard know anything about a scraggly-haired man traveling with the caravan?" "No." "Okay, I'm pretty sure he didn't come this way." It gives surprisingly immersive results. You can use it in conjunction with your preferred RPG rules.