Thoughts On – “The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying: Guidelines and Strategies for Running PC-Driven Narratives in 5E Adventures” by Jonah Fishel & Tristen Fishel

175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book

After GMing for about 12 years, reading countless articles, and watching several videos to help me improve my craft; there’s always some advice that gets to me saying “I didn’t thought about it like that”. This book helped bring a new way to run TTRPGs that are character focus. While marketed to GMs, It also helps players in fleshing out a character. I was able to use for a character I’m currently playing for the better. There are a few pieces of advice near the end that I do not fully agree with, though my main issue is the last half of the book gets more complex. Building on the earlier ideas yet in a way that made it harder to parse. After multiple reads, I had realized these techniques where ones I’ve heard before in a more digestible way elsewhere. I enjoyed the book enough to order a physical copy to have as a good resource to revisit to time and time again.