Cooperative Storytelling

Cooperative Storytelling Storytelling in RPGs used to be somewhat antagonistic; it was the players versus the storyteller.  You enter a dungeon, the storyteller/GM/DM tries to kill your character with monsters and traps, and your job was to survive.  If you got the...

Worst storyteller ever

Blog: Steve is the Worst Storyteller Ever.   No, really.  I am. (Skip to the “How to get all the cool lore in Mütvia” section) Evindale, and Mütvia which is a part of it, came about because I turned inward as a self-conscious young teen with an active...

Delays: The hated but necessary beast

I’ve been an event producer for decades. From LARPs to international LARP orgs, from Viking villages to building profitable renaissance faires. Toss in a few AEA stage manager and production manager credits. “Delay” is a word with which I am woefully...

The Hollows – wrap notes

A little disjointed due to a fried brain, but I had to write something.  Too many feels not to write.  My gods, you people are freakin’ awesome. — As the creator of something, you’re both intimately familiar with it and incredibly distant...

Day 2: Wait, you mean they *like it*?

Good afternoon, Mütvians! Happy Friday! 42 days before we all step into the cursed lands of Mütvia and I must admit, you guys have us giddy with excitement.  HOLY COW you guys are awesome. We opened preregistration yesterday and within MINUTES people were signing up....

What does “open beta” mean anyway?

Hello, my fellow Mütvians! So what’s “open beta” really mean? Open Beta means the event may change rules-wise.  While most of the changes will occur after an event, certain rules may have to change during an event if it’s truly detrimental....