How to Run a Completely Unplanned Game - GM Tips

[@HowtobeaGreatGM]

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[@ultinightmare7575]

i would love to see that car ride

[@omniscientbeing4224]

I have played star wars rpg (non-saga edition) for 20 years, aside from pc character sheets I have never prepped...ever. well I guess that isn't entirely true, I have thought of names of npcs, maybe even what character archetype, I usually have at least an idea of what the plot is, and I have threads peppered throughout the galaxy. bare minimum planning, it's more interesting for me as the GM when I don't even know what will happen, and it makes the game practically unrestricted for the players.

[@timbuktu8069]

This sounds remarkably how I plan my normal scenarios. Just start throwing stuff out there and then backing up to get a better view. BTW that fighter that likes pottery sounds very Samurai to me "I will create beautiful art, then I'll slaughter people:.

[@GameSpark876]

Meh, I joined the Discord and had a pretty rough experience. If you aren't already part of the community, it's hard to make ground.

[@coffeefordays6913]

I would love to hear how the car ride goes

[@Danmarinja]

On today’s episode: Guy discovers double espresso shots

[@nacienunbarco]

Lol, this is the best comment ever!

[@babcomsk]

I can't stop laughing! :D :D :D

[@chrisgriffith9252]

My old DM had gaming pills (chocolate covered espresso beans)

[@ethanbascom6959]

Oh my goodness yes please I would love a video on the "Great GenCon Car Game" I loved the live tweets

[@robertnett9793]

Now I understand - the crazy rambling guy on the subway just wanted to tell me his awesome rpg-ideas :D

[@Lionrhod212]

LOL!!! Fantastic video as usual, Guy! I definitely want to hear the story of the Car Game! Was that the plot you used or did you improvise something ELSE on the fly? Thanks also for making me consider stretching myself and my GMing skills by trying something like this.

[@CCartman69]

Excellent idea! Take notes of the crazy paranoid ramblings of the subway guy, and pitch that to your PCs as a one shot!

[@robertnett9793]

@@CCartman69 There is nothing that can go wrong with that.

[@caesersseizrs]

Yes, please share the car ride RPG!

[@ethanbascom6959]

"Speak your truth" "You can't even play go away" Lol I was dying, you were on fire in this one Guy!

[@darkmage07070777]

Done this many times, actually. My preferred "system" is to ask PCs if they're "strong, fast or tough". Then they must choose the opposite of one of the remaining two. That can then use their "positive" trait to work around stuff, where I use their "negative" trait to get them in trouble. Unresolvable clashes of these two produce a new situation that's designed to shuffle the deck (my character isn't fast enough to enemy forces, by is strong enough to beat them into submission = the leader comes up and offers honorable combat for my amazing combat skills). Other then that, this is pretty much how I do it: ask the most basic questions about their characters as they come up, have a VERY vague idea of what you want then to do (a dungeon crawl, a castle siege, etc) and GOGOGOGOGO.

[@Data_Removed]

The first game I've ever GM-ed was at school and we played during breaks between classes (most of them happened at the same classroom). We didn't know a single thing about tabletop RPGs, we've never heard of D&D and I never did any preparations. I only had 1 d6, pen and paper. All of it was made on the fly, the world, the NPCs, the encounters, etc. It was dumb but a lot of fun. I think everyone should definitely try this at least once.

[@danieltolman6315]

😂 That was probably your most entertaining GM tip video yet. Let’s hear how the car ride went!

[@ianemory5800]

The best way to run an unplanned game? Let players do what they do best get off track and meander about for 4 hours until the session trying to seduce a bugbear. Then regroup for next week.

[@angst_]

I had a handsome wizard who always "rolled to see how attracted he was to each npc." almost needless to say he was quite the lady's man, and ent's man, and goblin's man... Etc

[@ciarfah]

Do you know my players? Lmao

[@GeekLord1Up]

...first 5 minutes and I'm already stressed lol

[@alessandromariani3015]

In 17 min and 48 sec i have to start a game!! I hope this video is a good one. What is d&d ?

[@Ironforce7701]

6:35 BUT WHAT ABOUT DRAGONS?! wait...wrong channel

[@Tsugua]

i'm not gonna lie, when i discovered this channel i was terribly confused

[@kryptokoning3536]

Machicolatioooooooons

[@relzyn5545]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that sees similarities between the two.

[@30noir]

If anyone really wants to do this look up the BEYOND THE WALL rpg which you can set up and run in a single session including character creation. Based on a simplified 1e D&D ruleset.

[@calebstuder448]

Thanks!

[@anthonynorman7545]

Definitely want to know how the 18 hrs go, especially the back 9!

[@CONTINGENCY_sys]

I developed my CONTINGENCY MECHANICS SYSTEM to do just that. Love it. Fun times. I like to test it from time to time to see if the players can tell prep vs on the fly with 0 prep. I guess 20+yrs adds a lore base that helps greatly. But you are spot on. I do a lot of this and even more. Always a pleasure.

[@CONTINGENCY_sys]

I love the pressure and speed of the controlled chaos.

[@rashkavar]

Oh gods...I ran a game for about half of one of the groups I play with because we were so short on players we didn't want to run the campaign - gave our DM a break. I was using an adventure straight out of a book called Prepared! which is written specifically for the kind of situation where everyone except the GM shows up to game night and everyone goes "well, what now?" I was reading the latter half of it while conducting the introductory battle...and I thought *that* was rough. This is some next level madness!

[@RauMins]

I love this! It reminds me how me and my brother would play sometimes. We just sit together and ALL of a sudden I'm a goblin named Snazz Razz Mazzle Jazz, and I'm in an elven crypt, crushing the bones of an elven queen to dust. And now days when ever I play a goblin I will usually name him Snazz Razz Mazzle Jazz ♥

[@Hirosjimma]

Watch this cafeinated crazy ramble on 2x speed. It gets even better

[@salansar6661]

This is one of the most fantastic videos I've seen on this channel to date. Thank you so much

[@roamingcelt]

When did Guy loose his marbles?

[@Piohm]

5:11

[@ThePageTurnerPT]

You assume he had them to lose

[@Tesana]

It's more that he loosed his arrows of knowledge than lose his marbles.

[@Frederic_S]

I am rewatching this video and it is great. This whole inplovisation stick is way easyer if you dont have too do it alone. In a desperate situation like in an 18 hour long car drive session you migth consider to ask your players some questions, like: "As you open the door to the next dungeon room, you see 4 goblins sitting around the Table. Player xy: What are they doing?" It's ok in a game like this, if your players have the rigth mindset. It works in other games like story telling games and it can work in a TTRPG. If the other mechanics feel TTRPG-ish you will be fine. And you can let your players deside about allmoste everything thats fluff. What ist the artefact that the villan stole from the king. Why is it worth the efford. Is it a powerful artefact or a beloved family heirloom? That can be decided by your players in an unplanned game like this. Easy.

[@randyman410]

The bestbgame of 5e I ever ran was my first. No clue what the rules were, no plan for a game and let the players take the wheel when I steered them into Neverwinter. Sometimes the best plan is no plan

[@SharowbladyeGaymerPorate]

Currently for me it is my current game where I completed bs ed the season and one dude has been kidnapped by goblin tribe and the pcs are helping a goblin mutany

[@belltowersubductions5104]

You could hear that him enjoying himself from twelve miles away in that video.

[@charthegreat21]

This is some excellent information, i love coming to you for help on running my game. I would also love to hear about the car ride.

[@cattrucker8257]

It's good to hear you speak more animatedly like that. Makes the point get across with more fun and energy.

[@rashkavar]

That level of animated frenzy combined with his flavour of rhetoric ("this is how things are done" sort of presentation) combines to have a connotation of "and if you do it differently, you are wrong and not a person who is welcome here," whether you want it to or not. I've seen friends bounce off his videos because they sense that sort of undertone as it is. I don't believe it now - I think of it as just passion for the game of role playing - but amping things up to this level with some of his over videos would make it really hard for newcomers to ignore.

[@cattrucker8257]

@@rashkavar I think it's a personal perception sort of thing, perhaps some people just don't have enough confidence. The rapid-fire delivery (which is, of course, intentional and thematic here, since it's about unplanned making-up of things) only gives me a feeling of "person cares about what he says, he put thought into it, he may have points I could find useful", i.e. literally why I watch Guy. Talking-heady 'tubers like Guy and many others, D&D or otherwise, all have this air of self-styled authority about them to be sure (after all, would they be making videos about these things on YT if they didn't think they have something they have to share with others that would enrich those others? Some self-importance for a 'tuber is like strength for a weightlifter, can't go without it), but I personally never felt pressured to conform to what he says and have my own takes on some of those things. I approach him as a welcome second opinion/potentially useful advice.

[@rashkavar]

@@cattrucker8257 I fully agree with that sentiment - it's why I'm still here. It's just that, at least in the role playing space, he's in the minority of presenters in that he has both this self-assured attitude and is actually presenting good advice. There's a lot of self-assured channels out there who tell a handful of decent stories, but have some really bad advice. (ie: oh, they rolled a nat-20 and therefore activated this ancient device they have no idea what it does and therefore were teleported to the moon and died....because yes, a nat-20 is definitely a guaranteed success on the exact task being attempted even if it results in an instant TPK...) There's also a lot of good advice channels out there, most of which are being presented by people who readily admit they're fallible and that other approaches are legitimate options, many of which are even presented as debates between 2 or more people in a gaming group who have differing opinions on the matter. This is one of the channels that does both the self-assured thing and is actually a good source of information. I'm just saying it's possible that the self-assured attitude can be typecasted as the self-assured guy with bad ideas that will ruin the game for most people, which can drive people away without giving him a chance to prove the error of that assumption.

[@cattrucker8257]

@@rashkavar I won't disagree with that, sure.

[@MuteProtest]

Literally just made a reddit post about this a few days ago, this is right on time!

[@LightingInvoker]

Love it! Looking forward to how this car ride turned out!

[@SparkB0x]

Some advice from Jim murphry that changed my game, keep a box of cards with encounters/events that you like. Keep it as basic as possible. Three trolls arguing over the demise of their captive. An old woman on the road tricking the players in a bandit ambush. Combined with monster cards this saved my hide to many times.

[@MoarPye]

Having played a roadtrip caRPG on two occasions, my top tip would be to always assign the driver a proxy... The proxy selects the correct dice and hands them over so the driver can roll into a tray with no more than a confirming glance; the proxy then reads out the results. The proxy's also responsible for checking things on the Driver's character sheet, etc. We came up with that system because of a near-miss about 2 hours into the trip where the driver dropped his dice and was blindly groping around for them at his feet. Also don't GM and drive. You'll end up doing both poorly.

[@pnoyscrub]

Did this for a first session in an urban fantasy/sci-fi homebrew setting. Players already had character sheets. Session ended up going well with a lot of plot threads for future sessions thrown in.

[@ethanbascom6959]

Hahaha that cigarette break feeling 😂

[@WilliamSlayer]

That was todays session for me! My players can go off the rails HARD! LOL

[@DireSwift]

Well jokes on you, I never prepped to begin with :P Ok that's not entirely true but no matter how much I prep I never felt prepped enough so I went the opposite way with it.

[@eclectic_nerd]

Definitely want to hear how the car game goes, beats 'I spy' any day

[@fraidnaught9067]

Everybody loves road trip stories, and I love game stories. So yeah, let's hear it!

[@MrFleem]

Should I be paying more attention to what my gerbil is saying?

[@WilliamSlayer]

It's probably got plenty of ideas on adventures after listening to you and your players for years... so yes! lol

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Yes, but if it says it's NOT a gerbil, but is infact a hamster, you should probably feed it a sandwich.

[@marvinschroeder9439]

always remember: in case of emergency, cast fireball^^ xD

[@ciarfah]

Marvin Schroeder Party low on HP? FIREBALL! Lost the McGuffin? FIREBALL! Roleplay encounter not going your way? FIREBALL!

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

King needs medicine? Fire ball. Guards want your head? Fireball! Tied to a stake and about to be burned alive for killing the royal household? *_FiREbalL!1!!!11!!1!_*

[@oz_jones]

I didn't ask how big the room was, I said *cast fireball*

[@vorpine]

Can i like this video more than once? I have to try this with my group. I also want to hear the car ride session!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

One free Saturday at Infantry AIT at Fort Benning, I and three others decided to use our day off playing D&D (AD&D era). I roughed out the scenario, monster stats, charts and character sheets and envelopes of chits (dice were forbidden there, gambling implement) in about an hour and a half, and we gamed for about four hours in some random setting that I can not remember (it was in 1985 for Spaghetti's sake!), but we had a blast.

[@angst_]

Yes! I've been meaning to run a game like "Roll for Shoes" that's minimally planned and has the players creating the PCs as we go. I'm just always so nervous I won't be able to pull it off!

[@ethancooper3946]

An idea that will tend to explain the haphazard nature and is a great jumping off point is saying that the PCs were in a coma or had amnesia and that they have no memory of their past. This means later on when they decide "you know what I want to be a dwarf king" you can reveal that in a way that makes sense like having PCs bow and offer the king gifts or whatever.

[@vagabondninja6410]

Most important piece of advice in this video is at 8:10. I've ran many impromptu games with this one nugget.

[@dannyleegrimes]

Great to meet you along with Janet at GENCON this year. I have to say that most of my games are spontaneous with little to no prep so this is ON POINT,

[@CobaltGM]

I love the energy!! Pace yourself though! My improve game is pretty strong! Thanks to you... I’ve leveled up!!

[@haveswordwilltravel]

Re: Coming up with names on the fly, I can’t tell you how many times that the players have been tasked to retrieve the rod/ring/gem/golden horseshoe/etc. of Mah-Gophan.

[@Lartle]

Yes please, let us know how the in car game went! Great video too. The techniques will come in handy on those days where the players move quickly and I haven't had time to get a couple sessions ahead!

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

I’d plan backup ideas alongside figuring out what all the players want & create a compromise.

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

Would that be a good way to prepare for improv games?

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

The artifact of Kedjel is located in the Capitol of Derelicious, you are Echo squad. You need to either destroy the artifact or capture it. Failure will result in you all being disavowed. Success will result in worship, however. I need not remind you of the power of love and worship. If you’re disavowed, you’re on your own. *Later, they get a good hit to their skulls, success or failure is determined by how well they work. If they succeed, they then start to recall who they are based on their worship. If they fail, they create new names for themselves.*

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

Oh, and the above comment uses names I’ve used in: military RPs & one on one RPs.

[@eswift8318]

I needed this (and a couple of your other videos) about two months ago before I started my latest round of being a GM. But I"m loving all your videos. As a driving instructor, I have to tell people that the GM absolutely cannot be the driver, and shouldn't be up front. Anything that you are thinking about other than driving is dangerous. So if you've got two players up front who are both playing and watching the driving, you're reasonably safe. And before you say it, multitasking doesn't exist. Just search for "multitasking is a myth". If you want to be entertained while getting in on the improv spirit, check out Middleditch and Schwartz who are as of this writing on Netflix. You even see those moments when things go "wrong" but they enjoy those too.

[@lordnul1708]

I improvised a bardic themed story in this manner about two opposing Legendary Artefacts: the Golden Lute of Octavon (inspired by this indie game called Crypt of the NecroDancer) and the Silver Sitar of Del Ka-bong. Both were sentient with the Golden Lute being Neutral Evil and the Silver Sitar being Neutral Good. The Lute could raise or summon 1d4 skeletons or zombies every other turn and if used as a melee weapon had the effect of finger of death, while the Sitar could cast turn undead every other turn, and if used as a melee weapon would have the effect of a Paladin's smite on undead or fiendish creatures and deal non-lethal damage to everything else (with a Nat20 instantly knocking them out). Both had a +5 charisma bonus and a +2 each to performance and persuasion.... And a requirement of level 15 to use without the mind of either instrument taking over for the duration of the fight... and the only way to destroy either was to destroy both at the same time with the combined power of 1d10 thousand prayers each to Bahamut and Tiamat or they would reform within 1d4 centuries of the attempt.

[@ThalonRamacorn]

Improv games are brilliant. I played with a GM like that a lot, and maybe thats why I turned into a GM that doesnt need books to make a world or story. I just improvize, using past experiences in past games, or other medium. Sometimes its a bit obvious where an inspiration is from, but I dont care (which according to this video, I should not). Lot of times my players give me the best ideas while not even knowing it. They start guessing stuff, and sometimes I use their ideas in the plot. That can make them feel smart (they guessed the plot, yay), and also happy, because they enjoy a good game. Using your players ideas can be a great way to get them even more involved into the story. I also let them talk a lot to eachother, so I can get the full picture in my head going while they have a nice and long banter about trivial things :) I dont remember the last time I did a fully prepared scenario for my players. It always have been partially improvised, as the players go where they please... you can pre-create the most awesome dungeon for them, the best you ever built... but if they dont want to go down that cave, you have to improvise... or force them into the dungeon. But that can feel forced, and I like to give freedom for my players to roam my worlds.

[@shahafbarkan]

I would definitely want to hear about the game and the challenges you faced as a GM off the cuff.... Very interesting stuff! Keep it up!

[@BefuddledGentleman]

"What dragons?!" "Don't worry about it." really tickled me! I can imagine hearing that in the car next to me at a junction and having absolutely no context for it.

[@dersprocket7511]

I understand that the frantic nature of the delivery in the first half of the video is being used to hammer in the idea of thinking on the fly, it made the video a little difficult to take anything of value from. It makes it seem as though the process of improv is just non stop panicking, which really shouldn't be the case. I love the channel though and have watched all of your videos at least once, so thank you for making a one stop shop for great role playing content.

[@corygumminger6349]

Please do more like this

[@dandyflareblitz2627]

It’s 1:00 in the morning and now I feel like I need to play dnd. Thx

[@techno_tuna]

Of everything you bouted flying cargo dragons stuck out to me and is now going to be the fundamental basis for the game I'm running tonight

[@KB-oh7xk]

Im just imagining how raw the SOD crew packed into some beaten '02 suv like a dysfunctional family, filmed on a dashcam turned backwards for 18 hours would be, or why I'd still want to watch it

[@AlabasterJazz]

This is the best episode of "whose line is it anyway" that I've ever watched :P But seriously, this seems like a great way to play from time to time, and perhaps a great way to get some people to play at all

[@d.nightone5673]

Great Video! Sounded a bit like Every time I have to introduce a new player/ Charackter to an already running campaign. You are attacked by X it seems you are outmatched, there comes a yet unknow hero, together you may slay those fiends. In Medias Res starts are always the best and fastes way to bring the players together and open up to each other in the aftermath. Then let them figure out what happend just now ^^ I really like to improvise things (of course not all things all the time) it helps to be flexible and to interact with the players thoughts. It is quit interresting how often the players are happy when they figure out the actuall part of a plot... that was just made up ^^ to feel them that way, as long as the long term targets can still be achieved. And yes I would like to see the "Great GenCon Car Game" as well!

[@Bluecho4]

Two words: _Goblin Game._ Pull out the stat block for a generic, CR 1/4 Goblin. Have everyone copy it down; you can do it on index cards if you need to. Have them come up with names for their goblins. Now throw those goblins in some nonsense scenario, like stealing all the chickens from a farm, pulling off a heist, or breaking out of jail. Congratulations, you now have an improvised DnD session. If you want to get more fancy, you can let the players add simple additions to the stat block, to make them feel more individual and like proper classed player characters. Let them bump up their primary stat, so they get a +3 ability modifier in it. With a +2 proficiency bonus, they're adding +5 to their most relevant rolls. Give the casters a few spells from one of the spell lists, and some spell slots to cast them with. Fighters get some Second Wind and can choose whatever weapon/armor/shield they like. Rogues get a 1d6 sneak attack. Everyone gets to choose four more skills they are proficient in, and must justify them according to who their characters are. Boom, you're done. Also, you just killed half an hour.

[@xSunsterx]

Yeees!! Tell us about the car ride! :D We would love to hear it!!

[@vaelen3277]

Road trip RPG, sounds fun. What happened? :)

[@makishimirian4026]

Seeing the game would be really interesting

[@toddvogel8887]

Recently my group has come up short two weeks in a row, meaning we didn't have enough players to keep the game going and needed to skip a week, but we still meet up with the few people who can show up and just talk and play games. This time though i had an idea, I got a new system called Risus which is meant for improvised games and only takes a few minutes to make a character, so i got the other guys to agree to giving it a try and i had to improvise a world and mission while they improvised some characters. It went fantastic, they started a religious war! Intentionally! We all had a blast, so the next week when it happened again that we didn't have enough players, we introduced the guy who wasn't there last time to Risus and the other GM in the group ran a cyberpunk game and we assassinated a drug kingpin and pinned it on his wife, it was great! This is probably going to be our new thing when we don't have enough players show up.

[@jeremiahchittum7902]

Yes please tell us how it went! Love your channel!

[@brandonstroud2837]

This is great, love this video. Enjoyed seeing you got at gencon. please keep up the good work and great videos

[@punishedwhispers1218]

I played a 36 hour improtu game one weekend me and the squad decided to hang out. It was my first time playing 5e and no one but me and the GM had Tabletop experience, I made everyone's characters quickly and they did a damn good jobgiving them backstories as I did. I decided to play a monk since that was my go to 3.5 class, rolled 4 eighteens (hot damn, my strongest level 1 character yet) and my other stats were good too, so I made 'Jonah Joestar', a monk that killed people by flicking ball bearings at them, and at one point killed a ghoul with a chicken. (Improvised weapons for an improvised game) Comedy is a great way to do an improv campaign, everyone caught onto my drunken master that took his fighting style hyper serious and did wacky things in combat, like pushing a mast onto a pirate captain and swinging around a massive iron door as their weapon of choice. One played an always drunk dwarf (who was granted immunity to all poinsons since he was always poisoned), Edgeboy69, a Ranger who was kicked out of his homeland after branded a heretic for killing a corrupt priest, and a Tiefling Cleric who showed up in the middle of the game unannounced. We didnt have any of the books, only the starter set, and he showed up with a gms guide and PH after he was told about the game, as well as more snacks then I have ever seen in my entire life.

[@BelligerentPenguin]

Yes, I would love to hear how the car ride went.

[@Alylyx]

Omg. I was living the story when you were imitating a player describing a weapon then realizing he's a druid! An unexpected laugh is the best

[@steffanosdot6687]

Love your videos and style so much!

[@ThePageTurnerPT]

"Go. Do it. No more from me. Goodbye." Best line on KZbin

[@etchexiledangel883]

I have had to done this kind of session before. Characters were already made, the dungeon wasn't mapped out as they weren't supposed to go into it for a few more sessions. There is a rule for the dungeon they are headed into is NO MAGIC IN THE CAVES. Then one player forgets in the first encounter making a minor illusion of coins. Rooms shift and they cussed in game at the goof. Literally created a level tension they weren't ready for. Second session in the now reset dungeon, they ended up walking all the way to another entrance. Literally didn't need write much because they began to roleplay the session into the wee hours.

[@nacienunbarco]

This is basically how all my games go. 😩 Could you please make a vido session prep? It’s really hard to plan a session from scratch, specially when you’re a new GM.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

It's interesting that you have chargen happen during play. Personally for improv I find it a lot easier to start with chargen and build my story based on player answers. "Oh, so Arwyn is a cleric? What god does she follow and why is she adventuring away from her church?" Meta questions are useful here too "Do you guys want to be protectors of the realm, or something more like scoundrels? Maybe you're rebels trying to get rid of the current regime?"

[@egirlSkeletor]

This whole setup gave me ideas to world build a whole city

[@NaerenVastir]

guy you need to lay off the coffee. still love ya tho

[@sS0ulSs]

"I hope it's not gonna kill us all now!" "ooohhhh, it might now, it might now" You sir are a legend.

[@slightlysmaug4249]

The end of this video went dark and was glorious.

[@sl7722]

This fast speech is great for people with anxiety disorders

[@meth_squirrel]

i would love to hear how it went and how you would improve

[@Theimmensedruid721]

This video was actually Guy planning out his car ride

[@ReginWellander]

Yes! Please tell us, it would be awesome!

[@warrenpeace15]

Yes, please share/review the car-ride game!

[@cameronf5893]

Holy crap! Had was one hell of a ride! Lol ide love to see how your road trip game worked out :)

[@TheBoagboy]

I would be super interested to hear how the car game went.

[@Shensational0ne]

amazing video

[@Kalev225]

ive found a my favorite way to dm is a bit of this and slightly planning. I had my best ever session doing a near zero planning session, only thing planned was the name of a inn, a list of random quests, and the world map for general reference. i literally made up the entire plot as we went, and the players ended up in a nobles mansions being asked by the nobles wife to find her husband who was missing. one player decided to do a detect good and evil, and i decided you know what, there's a pulse of necrotic power behind the bookshelf. what was it, i dont know. what does it mean, i have no idea. but the players are convinced there's some deep dark conspiracy afoot. basically be JJ abrams creating the tv show lost. create tons of random mysteries that have no connection, mean nothing, and have no importance, and see what the players chase after like a dog with a bone, and only flesh it out one step ahead, and whatever the players ask, now is. "i wonder if that was an ancient tome of dark magic the noble was hiding" it is now. "i wonder if hes realyl a cultist", well he is now.

[@SparkB0x]

My need for improv advice is bottomless

[@Darklight3it]

I would like to hear an episode about how to handle non linear time in a session. For example how to handle playable flashbacks, memories or time travel.

[@sight8492]

Ah! Thanks for this Guy. Would we be able to get a video or some insight on running a campaign with a bunch of... less than Good aligned players? Thieves and cutthroats and "evil" PCs are new to me, and building encounters against Good enemies is a bit out of my ballpark.

[@darkeggycj]

Unplanned Game ... the BANE OF MY EXISTENCES!!!!!!

[@gagemcdaniel4666]

Guy I absolutely love you and your channel

[@aaronkennedyduffy5085]

A kind of recap of the car game would be awesome

[@ryanbeverley1546]

Good lord I want to play this campaign....

[@goblinodds]

this was like watching a Dylan Moran bit, glorious

[@bradleymorgan8223]

If you can make a video this engaging, I'd love to see how your games unfold!

[@raptordaraptor7861]

100% I want to hear your car-one-shot!

[@huntervanover1825]

I'd love to see that video

[@Hiraether]

Whose Role is it Anyway? Brilliant.