Shannon Rampe
DMs Guide to Dragon of Icespire Peak
Part IV: Mid-Campaign Narrative This blog series teaches new and returning Dungeon Masters how to run the Dragon of Icespire Peak (DoIP)...
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Shannon Rampe
Apr 267 min read
GM Advice: Rulings vs Rules
A popular bone of contention is discussions of game mastering advice is around the concept of rulings versus rules. It has sparked many a...
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Shannon Rampe
Feb 514 min read
Ben Riggs and the Death of the Golden Age of TTRPGs (Part 2)
Ben Riggs is a tabletop RPG historian and author of the excellent and well-researched book, Slaying the Dragon: a Secret History of...
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Shannon Rampe
Jan 3016 min read
Ben Riggs and the Death of the Golden Age of TTRPGs (Part 1)
On January 23rd, I had the opportunity to speak with Ben about his book, and about his predictions about the future of the TTRPG hobby.
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Shannon Rampe
Jan 1911 min read
DM Tips: Getting Started with Planescape
Planescape, the latest campaign setting published for Dungeons & Dragons, is the strangest, most boundary-stretching campaign setting...
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Shannon Rampe
Jan 123 min read
Microblog: Improvising Tips from GM Cellar
Introducing Dragons from Scratch, a new show from GM Cellar on improvising when playing tabletop role-playing games like D&D...
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Shannon Rampe
Dec 28, 20236 min read
Books & Games Year in Review
Friends, it's that goodly time of year again... no, not the time where we drink all the bubbly things... okay, well, yes, it is that too....
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Shannon Rampe
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Music Release: Kids Book Tunes
Check out "Kids Book Tunes." It's the most creative project I ever made and I promise it's the weirdest thing you'll hear all week...
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Shannon Rampe
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Microblog: Narrative Soundscapes
Music is a significant part of my emotional life. As an author, I use music to evoke the emotional theme and tone I'm trying to capture...
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Shannon Rampe
Dec 1, 20233 min read
Microblog: NaNoWriMo 2023 Field Report
31,538 words! I call this #nanowrimo a win. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the annual event in which aspiring authors around...
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Shannon Rampe
Nov 16, 20238 min read
DMing Dragon of Icespire Peak - Part 3
New Adventures Levels 1-3 This blog series teaches new and returning Dungeon Masters how to run the Dragon of Icespire Peak (DoIP)...
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Shannon Rampe
Nov 9, 20234 min read
The Third Rail in Red Rising
Note: the following blog post contains spoilers for Pierce Brown's Red Rising. If you prefer a spoiler-free review, check out the in-line...
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Shannon Rampe
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Microblog: The Architecture of Reignition
One of the things I love about fantasy and sci-fi (and science fantasy) is how prominent a role setting plays in establishing the theme,...
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Shannon Rampe
Oct 19, 20236 min read
On Space Wizards and Laser Swords
Online communities are filled with discussion of subgenres like the aptly-named romantacy and YA dystopia. So why is no one talking about...
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Shannon Rampe
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Microblog - The Cutting Room Floor
One of the toughest things to do in writing is cutting words you love and leaving them behind. When I undertook to restructure and...
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Shannon Rampe
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Microblog - The World of Anusha & Stan
With the release of the print version of When Stars Move & Other Stories, there's been a renewed interest from readers in the title...
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Shannon Rampe
Sep 21, 20236 min read
Science Fantasy - Tales of the Dying Earth
The namesake of the "Dying Earth" subgenre, Tales of the Dying Earth is one of the most important influences in the science fantasy genre.
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Shannon Rampe
Jul 18, 202314 min read
DMing Dragon of Icespire Peak - Part 2
Campaign Narrative and the First Adventure This blog series teaches new and returning Dungeon Masters how to run the Dragon of Icespire...
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Shannon Rampe
Apr 22, 20239 min read
Dungeon Mastering Dragon of Icespire Peak
Part 1: Planning the Campaign Series Introduction This series is intended to introduce running Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) games as a new...
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Shannon Rampe
Mar 26, 202310 min read
Three Weird Futures with Generative AI: A Thought Experiment
Science fiction (SF) is the creation of stories based on “what-if” thought experiments involving science or technology. Artificial...
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