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Big, Hairy, Audacious Campaigns

by Martin-TT | Mar 11, 2007 | Campaigns

Gerald Cameron recently linked me to an...

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If Only: GMing Regrets

by Martin-TT | Mar 10, 2007 | Improving Your GMing, Your GMing History

Over on Abulia Savant, my friend Don Mappin has...

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Glossary of GMing Terms 2.0

by Martin-TT | Mar 9, 2007 | Tools, TT Info and News

(Update: As of 3/22, the newly-revised, 216-term...

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Digital Map Projection for RPGs

by Martin-TT | Mar 8, 2007 | Organization, Tools

Using a digital projector to deliver the...

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Tips for Creating Scenarios and Story Arcs

by Martin-TT | Mar 7, 2007 | Campaigns, Scenarios

Roleplaying Tips has posted a two-part series...

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I Was a Virgin Convention GM

by Martin-TT | Mar 6, 2007 | Guest Posts

TT member Troy E. Taylor (Carolina) recently...

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Reaper to Offer Prepainted, Non-Random Minis

by Martin-TT | Mar 5, 2007 | Tools

Via Jeff’s Gameblog, I just saw that...

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GM’s Day 2007: Free PDFs for Game Masters

by Martin-TT | Mar 4, 2007 | Cons and Events, Online Resources

Happy GM’s Day! Whether you’re...

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Homebrewed Settings: The High School Senior Approach

by Martin-TT | Mar 3, 2007 | Guest Posts, Worldbuilding

In the recent TT forum thread How Much to...

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GMing in a New Location

by Martin-TT | Mar 2, 2007 | Organization

This weekend, my gaming group is meeting at a...

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Giving Your Players a Peek Behind the Scenes

by Martin-TT | Mar 1, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Players

My wife, Alysia, got me a fabulous book for my...

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The Power of Names: Choosing Good Ones

by Martin-TT | Feb 28, 2007 | NPCs, Prep, Worldbuilding

When you’re choosing a name for an NPC,...

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Megastructures in Sci-Fi

by Martin-TT | Feb 27, 2007 | Online Resources

Megastructures, an article in Strange Horizons,...

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Character Development and Starting Power

by Martin-TT | Feb 26, 2007 | PCs

When you run a campaign — using any RPG,...

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Setting Familiarity from Moment One, and Immersion

by Martin-TT | Feb 25, 2007 | Campaigns, TT Forums

There are two interesting threads about campaign...

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