As a gamer, I am always looking for interesting game aids—stuff I can use in my game to make it more interesting or fun for other players. This generally means nice maps, fake skulls, "bone" dice, interesting playing cards, good artwork, the right background music, etc.... But what's more rare than a good game prop is a way to make fresh ideas from scratch for new game sessions. A GM can only come up with so many ideas before he needs inspiration.

Enter The Storymatic.

it's a way to get the creative juices flowing again. Not sure what happens next? Pull a card.

Revenge!

Aw snap! Revenge it is. But who is seeking revenge? And why? I dunno, but Storymatic can help here too.

Farmer and Prisoner of War

OK. Not two traits I'd have put together, but let's think it through. Our story is one of revenge by a farmer who either is or ws at one time a prisoner of war. Did our character ever do anything that might have such an unintended consequence? Well, there was that one time when he went into the great and vile kingdom of Krith to free prisoners of war. Why would a farmer care, especially if he were one that were freed?

Got it! His wife was a prisoner. She was one that didn't make it out. The farmer now blames the hero for his wife's untimely death during the daring rescue. He has spent countless months preparing his retribution and now the trap is to be sprung! Voilà! The game has a plot, the heroes have something to fear, and the GM has something to work with.

Writing aids, plot devices, and creatively inspirational tools are a great addition to any GM's tool chest.

Things that you might also wanna check out for GMing inspiration

• Getting The Party Started from RPG MUSINGS (rpgmusings.com)
• Back To Basics Part 1: Adventure Structures (campaignmastery.com)
• Creative Writing Ideas - How to be Creative Writing Ideas Stuff? (education9.wordpress.com)
• Writing Exercise: Show Don't Tell (reflectionsinapuddle.wordpress.com)