Action by action, roll by roll, how do we make combat more exciting and compelling, and not just a slogfest of overwrought description or an underwhelming barrage of “You hit. You miss”?
This episode looks at different ways of describing combat actions, including:
As well as a lot of other tips, tricks, and insights related to improving and more deeply understanding combat action descriptions.
Fantastic Descriptions provides guides, tools, and resources for game masters to raise the level of their narrative storytelling and bring a deeper level of immersion and engagement to their players.
Neil Aitken is an award-winning author, editor, and creative writing coach who has been playing D&D since the Red Box set in the 1980s. He holds both a PhD in Literature & Creative Writing from USC and an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Riverside. Prior to pursuing graduate work in creative writing, he worked as a computer games programmer for Knowledge Adventure and Vivendi Universal Games.