The Perfect Aide for Beating Writer's Block Today's RPG product review is on Rory's Story Cubes . (You can visit the company's  Home Page  here). [This post contains affiliate links] "Now wait a minute! These aren't an RPG product," I am sure some of you are thinking already. You're right. These were made as solitaire/party game.   Rory's Story Cubes  were designed to be a story-telling board game for 1-12 players. There are 9 d6s with a total of 54 different images. The Story Cubes are a multi-award winning product, including Dr. Toy "10 Best Games Winner." There are many different ways to play this game, and I am sure you will find more information on board game review sites (such as  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20545/rorys-story-cubes ). So... how do these relate to RPGs and Writer's Block? (Review & Usage Notes) Rory's Story Cubes  make a claim that there are over 10 million combinations. Let me do some...

The Art of Storytelling (The Hero’s Journey) (Post may contain affiliate links). How do you make a good story for your adventure? Your campaign? Do you have great original ideas, but players get bored before they ever reach them? Whether you are a novelist or just a guy wanting to make his own adventures for his group, you need to understand what makes a good story. Gotcha covered. Today’s GM Tip is on storytelling (or more accurately: story-crafting). You can read Part V here. The art of storytelling has gone on longer than recorded history. Before there was writing language, stories were told over and over again. Think Beowulf . Telling a good story is less amount showmanship and originality, and more about following different formulas. Wait, what? Formulas >>> originality? That can’t be true. Well, it is. Get over it. I know that it seems a bit contrary, but stay with me. No matter how original your idea, no matter what “new spin” you thin...