We thought we'd take a slight detour this week to reflect on some interesting things we learned during the year and prompt you for ideas."

"This is a campaign where there is one player and one game master, with the player character story arc being the central arc of the story."

"Some people just love being surprised, and others really don't. And the latter feel this way for many reasons, all of which are valid."

"I've got a player who is playing a conspiracy theorist in a group I'm running, and she's not the first to do this. Here's how I make them."

"It removes the whole issue of the Charm Nuke: if the player makes one good roll they magically charm the person into doing what they want."

"It's hard to explain or find an example of a low Dexterity Rogue as the class comes out of the Thief from 1st Edition, which lived on DEX."

"The best games add visual complexity to break up monotony without making the game harder to understand or learn."

"Many games streamline the 'support' aspect of the game to magic. If you are a caster you can aid an ally, and if not you don't offer much."

"Running a game without a GM is not easy, but it is doable. And it can lend freedom to the players because they all have a say in the plot."

"Today we're wrapping up the series by looking at an elegant, nuanced, fantastic arc that mixes these in perfect unison: Klaes Ashford."

"We come to the topic of how to create a plot-driven character arc as juxtaposed to a past or history-driven character arc."

"We're going to focus on three arcs from The Expanse to point out good and bad ways to run character arcs for characters in your story."

"As I tried to discern why I hate the movie so much a few things came to mind that serve as warnings to myself as I plan out a campaign."

"We will be looking at five different types of players and helping you assess where they fall on the 'fluffy' and 'crunchy' spectrum."

"Welcome to a quick crash course on different social structures that you can use to make your world feel different to your characters."

"Everyone talks about how to be a better roleplayer, and some of their advice can encourage behaviors that can make you bad for a group."