Keep your games moving in exciting directions with this powerful storytelling tool.

If you want a tested method for engaging the table with stories, the ticking clock is invaluable. When used well, you avoid those meandering five session detours from the wicked adventure idea you created for your table.

First we go to the Strategy Stateroom, where we go through some considerations when putting a ticking clock in your games. What type of clock is best for your situation? How are you tracking the timeline? What happens when they don't beat the clock? How are you going to communicate it to your table?

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Then we hop over to Tymora's Tavern, where we each provide a plot hook, to see if the other can come up with a ticking clock that adds to it. We pull the adventure hooks from the d/100 subreddit, and while we can't say all the ticking clocks were great, we can say that some of them were very bad.