GADCon 2014 Report

It’s time to write a Con Report! This weekend was the second annual GADCon, a small gaming convention based in White Marsh, Maryland. Lots of fun was had!

My Five Step Campaign Creation Process

So, I'm a brand new GM. I never GM'd a long-term campaign at all. It's something I wanted to do for a long time, but I never really got the chance to do. Part of it was a lack of time. And part of it was a lack of confidence. Not about ideas.I always have those. I was more afraid that I couldn't get the characters to interact with the plot that I wanted.  I had always heard that players will inevitably marr the story that the GM wants to tell, so I decided to abandon this idea and work with my gaming group to develop a story that was based off of the characters wanted to make. These were the steps we followed, and I thought it has turned out smashingly well.  

An Inter-Office Fiasco

+Aaron Merhoff, +Seth Harris, +Ariana Ramos and I played a fantastically horrible game of Fiasco using the "Business Casual" play set from the new "American Disasters" set.


WARNING: Language, situations, violence, and pornographic use of fast food.

What I love about Fiasco is how it breaks down how movies, TV, and plays tell stories. The scene-sharing and imrovisational aspects lets you explore the characters' relationships. Also, because everyone collaborates on the character/world creation, it takes away the load of game mastering. I've played it a few times, and each time has been full of win.