www.patreon.com/MarkEzraStokes
You're invited to come do that with me!
It’s about resonance.
If you like stories that echo instead of explode, I made this for you.
#ttrpg #storyfirst #indiedev
It’s about resonance.
If you like stories that echo instead of explode, I made this for you.
#ttrpg #storyfirst #indiedev
Sometimes it comes back… grateful.
And that might be worse.
#narrativegames #rpginspiration #gmresources
Sometimes it comes back… grateful.
And that might be worse.
#narrativegames #rpginspiration #gmresources
New d20 table, now live on my Patreon.
#storytellingtools #tabletopgaming #ttrpgcommunity
New d20 table, now live on my Patreon.
#storytellingtools #tabletopgaming #ttrpgcommunity
This one is designed to aim the chaos directly at the characters’ pasts.
#rpgthoughts #gamemasterlife #indierpg
This one is designed to aim the chaos directly at the characters’ pasts.
#rpgthoughts #gamemasterlife #indierpg
• character introspection
• earned twists
• emotional weight
"You Thought It Was Dead" might be for you. Check it out on my Patreon!
#roleplayinggames #storydriven #ttrpgdesign
• character introspection
• earned twists
• emotional weight
"You Thought It Was Dead" might be for you. Check it out on my Patreon!
#roleplayinggames #storydriven #ttrpgdesign
Your name is whispered by someone who shouldn’t know it.
Your legend has grown teeth.
That’s the energy of my latest d20 table.
#narrativedesign #gmtools #ttrpg
Your name is whispered by someone who shouldn’t know it.
Your legend has grown teeth.
That’s the energy of my latest d20 table.
#narrativedesign #gmtools #ttrpg
This one asks, “What never really ended?”
New d20 table now live on my Patreon!
#rpgwriting #storygames #indiettrpg
This one asks, “What never really ended?”
New d20 table now live on my Patreon!
#rpgwriting #storygames #indiettrpg
wasn’t done with them?
Today's drop is for Stewards who want consequences that linger.
#tabletoprpg #ttrpgcommunity #worldbuilding
wasn’t done with them?
Today's drop is for Stewards who want consequences that linger.
#tabletoprpg #ttrpgcommunity #worldbuilding
A mistake returning is harder—and better.
This new d20 table is built for emotional callbacks, not power creep.
#ttrpgdesign #rpgtools #gmadvice #storyfirst
A mistake returning is harder—and better.
This new d20 table is built for emotional callbacks, not power creep.
#ttrpgdesign #rpgtools #gmadvice #storyfirst
Some just need to come back.
I just dropped a new d20 table for moments when the past resurfaces—unfinished, transformed, and personal.
#ttrpg #gamemaster #storytelling #narrativegaming
Some just need to come back.
I just dropped a new d20 table for moments when the past resurfaces—unfinished, transformed, and personal.
#ttrpg #gamemaster #storytelling #narrativegaming
And meaning = investment.
If you love narrative-driven tables, this post is for you:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#RPGcommunity #NarrativeRPG #TTRPGdesign #ImprovGM #SELgaming
And meaning = investment.
If you love narrative-driven tables, this post is for you:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#RPGcommunity #NarrativeRPG #TTRPGdesign #ImprovGM #SELgaming
…but watching a character discover their backstory through symbolic prompts?
That’s storytelling magic.
I wrote about it here:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPG #StoryArc #CharacterGrowth #Ealdsmyth #TRPG
…but watching a character discover their backstory through symbolic prompts?
That’s storytelling magic.
I wrote about it here:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPG #StoryArc #CharacterGrowth #Ealdsmyth #TRPG
They’re a mirror-holder—creating space where players discover what their characters are really wrestling with.
Here’s the fortuneteller parallel that inspired me:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TabletopGaming #IndieTTRPG #StoryFirst #RoleplayingGames #GMthoughts
They’re a mirror-holder—creating space where players discover what their characters are really wrestling with.
Here’s the fortuneteller parallel that inspired me:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TabletopGaming #IndieTTRPG #StoryFirst #RoleplayingGames #GMthoughts
Players reveal deeper character truths without needing heavy backstory dumps.
Dreams, symbols, echoes—they do the work.
I explore why this works so well here:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPG #CharacterDevelopment #ImprovRPG #NarrativeDesign #SEL
Players reveal deeper character truths without needing heavy backstory dumps.
Dreams, symbols, echoes—they do the work.
I explore why this works so well here:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPG #CharacterDevelopment #ImprovRPG #NarrativeDesign #SEL
Open-ended statements → “Tell me what your character notices.”
Cold reads → flashback seeds.
Fortuneteller tools map surprisingly well to TTRPG Stewarding.
Here’s how:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#GameMastering #RPGNarrative #Worldbuilding #TTRPGtips #Ealdsmyth
Open-ended statements → “Tell me what your character notices.”
Cold reads → flashback seeds.
Fortuneteller tools map surprisingly well to TTRPG Stewarding.
Here’s how:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#GameMastering #RPGNarrative #Worldbuilding #TTRPGtips #Ealdsmyth
It’s inviting meaning.
Ealdsmyth Stewards use the same principles to help players uncover resonant character truths.
Full breakdown + examples:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPG #GMtips #FantasyRPG #StoryWeaving #SEL #RPGphilosophy
It’s inviting meaning.
Ealdsmyth Stewards use the same principles to help players uncover resonant character truths.
Full breakdown + examples:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPG #GMtips #FantasyRPG #StoryWeaving #SEL #RPGphilosophy
…but to mirror back what your players are ready to explore?
That’s the heart of Ealdsmyth’s Stewarding philosophy:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPGcommunity #IndieRPG #StoryGames #EmotionalStorytelling #GMadvice
…but to mirror back what your players are ready to explore?
That’s the heart of Ealdsmyth’s Stewarding philosophy:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPGcommunity #IndieRPG #StoryGames #EmotionalStorytelling #GMadvice
Stewards in Ealdsmyth do the same to draw out player truth through story.
New post digs in:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPGDesign #NarrativePlay #RPGTheory #GMlife #SELinGaming
Stewards in Ealdsmyth do the same to draw out player truth through story.
New post digs in:
markezrastokes.com/t...
#TTRPGDesign #NarrativePlay #RPGTheory #GMlife #SELinGaming
Ealdsmyth lets Stewards do the same—but ethically, to empower players instead of deceive them.
I unpacked the connection here:
Ealdsmyth lets Stewards do the same—but ethically, to empower players instead of deceive them.
I unpacked the connection here:
“What’s Growing There?” is 20 strange flora ideas that stick in the mind and haunt the heart.
Grow your next session: www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#TTRPG #Roleplay #DungeonMaster #StorySeeds
“What’s Growing There?” is 20 strange flora ideas that stick in the mind and haunt the heart.
Grow your next session: www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#TTRPG #Roleplay #DungeonMaster #StorySeeds
“What’s Growing There?” is a d20 table that makes your setting breathe.
It’s live now on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#FantasyRPG #TTRPG #GMInspiration #StoryHooks
“What’s Growing There?” is a d20 table that makes your setting breathe.
It’s live now on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#FantasyRPG #TTRPG #GMInspiration #StoryHooks
“What’s Growing There?”—a d20 table for emotional landscapes and living worlds.
Grow deeper stories → www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#GameMaster #TTRPGResources #EmotionalWorldbuilding
“What’s Growing There?”—a d20 table for emotional landscapes and living worlds.
Grow deeper stories → www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#GameMaster #TTRPGResources #EmotionalWorldbuilding
“What’s Growing There?” turns scenery into story.
20 plant-based prompts for mystery, emotion, and magic.
Find it here www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#TTRPG #Worldbuilding #IndieRPG #WritingPrompt
“What’s Growing There?” turns scenery into story.
20 plant-based prompts for mystery, emotion, and magic.
Find it here www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#TTRPG #Worldbuilding #IndieRPG #WritingPrompt
“What’s Growing There?” gives you 20 ways the land itself can speak.
Roll. Describe. Wonder.
www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#TTRPGDesign #FantasyWriting #RPGCommunity #DungeonMaster
“What’s Growing There?” gives you 20 ways the land itself can speak.
Roll. Describe. Wonder.
www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#TTRPGDesign #FantasyWriting #RPGCommunity #DungeonMaster
“What’s Growing There?”—a d20 table of flora that listens, glows, and mourns.
Unearth it on Patreon.
www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#StoryPrompt #TTRPG #CreativeWriting #Worldbuilding
“What’s Growing There?”—a d20 table of flora that listens, glows, and mourns.
Unearth it on Patreon.
www.Patreon.com/Mark...
#StoryPrompt #TTRPG #CreativeWriting #Worldbuilding