Cypher System

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

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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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Tales From the Tavern Q&A with Zeal Zaddy About A Midwinter’s Terror

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Tales From the Tavern Q&A with Zeal Zaddy About A Midwinter’s Terror

Shadomain Staff November 18, 2025 0

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What Makes a Narrative Game?

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What Makes a Narrative Game?

Jason Campbell November 11, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell In TTRPG player circles many games are labelled as “more narrative”, usually compared to...

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Cypher “Evolved” – My View versus ChatGPT

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Cypher “Evolved” – My View versus ChatGPT

Jason Campbell September 9, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell You may have heard that Monte Cook Games has a crowdfunding campaign for a...

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The Burden of Improv – Where Should it Fall?

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The Burden of Improv – Where Should it Fall?

Jason Campbell September 2, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell The idea for this article came from a recent episode (“Yes and it’s a...

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A Tales From the Tavern Q&A with Wes Allen of DM Tales

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A Tales From the Tavern Q&A with Wes Allen of DM Tales

Shadomain Staff August 12, 2025 0

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Read-Through: High Noon at Midnight

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Read-Through: High Noon at Midnight

Jason Campbell May 6, 2025 0

By Jason Campbell NOTE: no books or monetary gifts were provided in exchange for this review. High...

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Knowing the Rules – Is It Important?

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Knowing the Rules – Is It Important?

Jason Campbell December 30, 2024 0

By Jason Campbell It’s been said before but as a GM for a ttrpg you don’t have...

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Using an Unreliable Narrator

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Using an Unreliable Narrator

Jason Campbell November 25, 2024 1

by Jason Campbell The unreliable narrator is a common trope in fiction, so can it be used...

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Cypher System RPG: Weapons and Damage

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Cypher System RPG: Weapons and Damage

Jason Campbell October 28, 2024 0

By Jason Campbell In the Cypher System RPG from Monte Cook Games characters make an attack roll...

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