Campaign Diaries

Running RPGs at a Game Convention, and Simulacrum Crowdfunder

Running RPGs at a Game Convention, and Simulacrum Crowdfunder

Jason Campbell April 14, 2026 0

At PaxEast 2026 I ran a few games for Alexandria RPG Library. Sunday afternoon I ran a...

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Campaign Diary: Each Scene has Two Points of View

Campaign Diary: Each Scene has Two Points of View

Jason Campbell February 17, 2026 1

By Jason Campbell In the Numenera campaign I’m running we had an interesting encounter that underscores how...

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Campaign Diaries: Are Plot Threads For the Characters or the Players?

Campaign Diaries: Are Plot Threads For the Characters or the Players?

Jason Campbell November 25, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell When I run a TTRPG campaign we have a mostly emergent story. I don’t...

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Campaign Diaries – When is a Trap Not a Trap?

Campaign Diaries – When is a Trap Not a Trap?

Shadomain Staff August 19, 2025 1

By Jason Campbell We had an interesting scene in my weekly Numenera (TTRPG by Monte Cook Games)...

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Running an Open-Ended Mystery with a Guest Player as the NPCs!

Running an Open-Ended Mystery with a Guest Player as the NPCs!

Jason Campbell June 24, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell At PAXeast 2025, I ran our recently released murder mystery TTRPG, Hint, in the...

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Campaign Wrap-Up: 3+ Years of Ptolus

Campaign Wrap-Up: 3+ Years of Ptolus

Jason Campbell April 29, 2025 2

By Jason Campbell At the end of March my players and I finished a weekly 5e campaign...

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Campaign Diary – My Favorite Puzzle

Campaign Diary – My Favorite Puzzle

Jason Campbell April 22, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell In my most recent fantasy campaign I created a new puzzle for the characters...

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High Level Campaign Diary: Scheduling

High Level Campaign Diary: Scheduling

Jason Campbell April 8, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since January...

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High Level Campaign Diary – Jan. 1, 2025

High Level Campaign Diary – Jan. 1, 2025

Jason Campbell December 31, 2024 0

By Jason Campbell I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since January...

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High Level Campaign Diary – Dec. 18, 2024

High Level Campaign Diary – Dec. 18, 2024

Jason Campbell December 18, 2024 0

By Jason Campbell I’ve been running a weekly 5e campaign in Monte Cook’s Ptolus setting since January...

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