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  • How Far Can You See in a Forest

    How Far Can You See in a Forest

    The characters are sneaking through a forest, looking for a band of goblins that are rumored to be in the area. Just as they spot a campfire with several small… Read more

  • Monster Encounters That Flopped

    Monster Encounters That Flopped

    It is the fate of a game master that, on occasion, you plan an encounter which in your head will be immersive and dramatic, requiring the player characters to fight… Read more

  • Campaign: Rise of the Serpentines

    Campaign: Rise of the Serpentines

    Many years ago the people of the Smoldering Isles were conquered and subjugated by a truly evil people of serpentine form. Here are their stat blocks and an epic adventure… Read more

  • When Players Make Bad Decisions

    When Players Make Bad Decisions

    The GM rolled a die, informed me that there was a spider crawling on my character’s arm, and asked what I wanted to do. I said that I yelled in… Read more

  • The Shape of a River

    The Shape of a River

    We settle on a goblin attack made from across a river. We begin to prepare our battle map, and here we pause. What does a river actually look like? Read more

Lace up your boots.

We are headed through twisted forests, dank swamps, and rugged mountains searching for inspiration from the natural world to make our TTRPGs more enjoyable for us game masters and our players. I am your guide Novina, and this is The Nature Game Master.

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