Finding YOUR Keeper Style | Chaosium Interview 

Remember that you will fail, have bad sessions and bad ideas. Don't let then grind you down :)

Love that he called out using a fountain pen I totally agree with this. If you are playing pre-ballpoint you will love it.

Just purchased my keepers guide, can’t wait to move away from d & d!

I have to admit when I started keeping CoC I only read the game rules and I skipped the hm tipps chapter because I thought it was super basic (I hich it is at the beginning) but hell was I wrong I highly recommend reading them especially when it comes to how to deal with with missed skillchecks and how to interpret them. It’s gamechanging

I’m terrible at accents. I also fall into that trap of somehow every accent turns into a Southern accent. 😅 But yeah, I try to make up for it by altering tone, pace, volume, way of speaking/phrasing etc.

after running Paper Chase for two players ( my first time as a Keeper) I realized what I should or could have done differently. That scenario went well though despite some nerves on my part and my group only being D&D players. But they said that they enjoyed it and I'm planning on doing Edge of Darkness if we need another one shot.

Great advice, great interview! Thanks!

Chaosium is the best osium!

I'm often amused or amazed at how often it was perceived that GMs/DMs position was an adversarial one. I started in gaming at the start of 1978 with DnD ( and AD&D 1st edition was just coming out), Traveller and RuneQuest. Most games I played in the GMs/DMs weren't in that position. Then starting 1981 when I starting GM/DMing, myself I didn't take this approach. Were there GMs like this? Sure but they usually found themselves having a hard time finding players after a while. Just like while there were Monty Haul GMs, they tended not to last long either because their games became overpowered and boring. Anyhow good video and advice. I just couldn't resist commenting on how often I see comments about adversarial GMing. I gamed from West Coast to East coast from 1978 to 1999 and also spent ten years gaming in Germany as well. Adversarial GMs/DMs just weren't a common frequency for the circles I played and GMed in.

I've only kept(?) One session for 2 players so far, hopefully I learned something hahaha

I don't know how a group can end up at a place a session early. But i guess that's possibly due to the fact i'm really good at improvising distractions , obstacles & areas on the fly. I have turned a 4 hour one shot into 5 , 5 hour adventure from two hours of prep time

Dude the reason I love ttrpgs is bc you cant really do it wrong unless you are just mean spirited

What is the name of the keeper tips book he is talking about? Where can I get it?

I 100% expected this to be an American company