Campaign Settings: Expansive and Focused
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Party Leaders and Player Leaders
Having one PC act as party leader is pretty...
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How to Be a Bad GM: A Primer
Before the game begins, help the players out by...
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How to End a Campaign: Fast Forward
With this post, our sporadically-updated How to...
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On-the-Go RPGs: Hike, Ramble, Game
In the comments to Have You Ever Run a Game...
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Lego Star Destroyer: The Power of Props
Doesn’t this just make you want to run a...
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Rival NPCs and the Linear Guild
If you read the Order of the Stick webcomic...
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Have You Ever Run a Game Outdoors?
I’ve run a solo session or two in the...
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How PC Death is Handled in Different RPGs
Many RPGs simply assume that most groups, and...
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Corners in Battlestar Galactica: A Lesson in Details
Every week before our Saturday night Stargate...
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The Octopus: A Model for Urban Campaigns
In nearly every genre, urban-focused games tend...
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6 Tips for Maintaining Momentum
Every GM has experienced slow spots, hiccups and...
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GMing Is Like a Sausage
Sausages: Tasty and delicious, although too many...
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Hirsute Halfling Haberdashers: Theme Parties
“We’re all gnome barbarians!”...
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DM of the Rings: Full of GMing Insights (and Hilarious)
I recently stumbled across Twenty Sided Tale, a...
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