Well, after blogging about my initial steps to learn a system in Part One, and fully prepping the session in Part Two, I’ve actually run the one-shot of Runehammer’s Index Card RPG (ICRPG) for the Unconventional GMs channel. As promised, I’d like to take a look at what worked well, and what I’m not so sure about, after the action. The session itself is scheduled to be released in March 2024 – so for now you’ll just have to subscribe to the channel if you want to follow along!

Reviewing and revisiting our sessions is something that I think we don’t do enough of in the hobby, whether it’s just self-reflection while writing up a session report, or doing something like Stars & Wishes at the table. It’s a fantastic tool to improve your play experiences in future, and great to get other perspectives on it from your players.

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