JUST RELEASED:

New DMs worry when their players don't seem to be having a good time. Experienced DMs do too, honestly. I cover what's actually going on and what both DMs and players can do about it.

READ: https://ruckerworks.com/2026/06/dnd-game-not-fun-advice-dms-players/
WATCH: https://youtu.be/0AeKMTiuCjk [7 min 21 sec]

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Fragile Bonds, and Frightening Loyalties – Sandbaggers part 3

We have reached the third installment of this series on increasing our familiarity and flexibility with game mechanisms by watching and assessing appropriate media while thinking of them in terms of those mechanisms. In particular, this series of posts, however many it turns out to be, is looking at the cold war spy drama called The Sandbaggers and two Cthulhu Mythos covert action roleplaying games: Delta Green and World War Cthulhu. I still haven't decided if this series will go the distance […]

https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/06/25/fragile-bonds-and-frightening-loyalties-sandbaggers-part-3/

Not all D&D game sessions are created equal. Sometimes, both players and DM say "Meh" and hope the next session is more fun.

I talk about this uncomfortable reality and what both DMs and players can do about it in tomorrow's article and video.

Stay tuned!

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