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How My First Game Master Shaped My GMing Style
Many moons ago, when an old Hollywood actor was...
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Pacing, Rounds, and Segments
Sometimes you need to remember to slow down and...
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Forget Your First RPG — What Was Your First Setting as a GM?
Looking back at the first game you played, or...
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Forget the Game
I struggle with today. I am sure that I am not...
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Enabling Player Fun – Giving Your Players Freebies
Kevin: Ok, I’ll use a spell to purify the...
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You Wish It 2012: Agents of Oblivion
What do you get when you combine Spies,...
Read MoreGet GMing Inspiration from Gary Gygax’s Appendix N
I recently started a side project on my personal...
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Please Nominate Never Unprepared for a Golden Geek Award
It’s Golden Geek Award season, so...
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Driftwood: Relationship Pathways
When left to my own devices, I generally run...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Weapons Shops – Part 2 Modern and Sci-fi
Inspired by Troy’s Fantasy Wagon Train article,...
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Player References for System Mastery and Quick Play
I get to play in a Doctor Who game this...
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Of Dice and Deer
Recently I had the pleasure of corresponding...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five – Five Weapons Shops – Part 1, Fantasy
Inspired by Troy’s Fantasy Wagon Train article,...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Combat Description is a 4E Gem
So, during my monthly review of podcasts during...
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