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Improv or "improvise" is the cornerstone of ttrpgs. The ability to act on your feet, respond to unexpected questions and actions from your players is an absolute need. I feel like a lot of people think it is exclusively intended for humor, especially given things like improv comedy groups. But improvisation is anything theatrical that is spontaneous and without preparation. A very common rule used in improv is the "yes, and" rule which is that you should accept the reality

Ah yes, that fresh smell of something new and exciting! A new campaign for me is on the horizon. It is a premade campaign called The...

I talk a lot about being a Game Master (GM) and that is a synonymous word to mean someone that controls, writes, runs, etc. any sort of...

We've all had some bad experiences playing ttrpgs (some people have had some truly horrific ones). It's inevitable. You're playing with...

So, I mentioned I haven't been doing this whole "Game Mastering" thing for very long, right? Only a handful of years, specifically...

GM preparation! Probably one of the most important and key requirements to any successful ttrpg. I am a big supporter of constant...

Hello and welcome back to Sessions + Sentiments. I'd like to start off this first formal posting with what I would consider to be my "GM...

Hi! My name is Julia and welcome to my blog called Sessions + Sentiments; a website built on an idea and fine-tuned to function by my...