Chuck Lauer

Failing Forward: How to Make Failure Interesting In RPGs

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Aug 20, 2021 | Approaches and Techniques, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) games have...

How to Do Bad Things and Get Away with It: Advice for the Contrary Game Master and Player

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Apr 12, 2021 | Approaches and Techniques, Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Put away the ski mask, you absolute sociopath....

The Power of ClichÃ©: Why Being Original Isn’t as Important as Being Interesting

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Mar 5, 2021 | Approaches and Techniques, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

I’m currently running not one, but two...

Bride of Gamenstein: Three More Systems to Graft onto Your Game

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Feb 3, 2021 | General

There are a bunch of RPGs out there, and no one...

Actually, It’s Gamenstein’s Monster: Ideas to Stitch Together Into Your Own Monstrosity

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Jan 20, 2021 | Approaches and Techniques, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Any given game that you pick up off a shelf (or...

Things Terrain Has Taught Me About Gaming (And Maybe Life?)

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Nov 4, 2020 | General

2020, for all that it’s been a nightmare blur of...

An Only Slightly Gushing Review of WarLock Tiles

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Jul 27, 2020 | Game Mastering, Reviews, Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Recently, WizKids has released several sets of...

Turning Garbage into Terrain: Tree Edition

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Jul 10, 2020 | General, Tools for GMs

It is now March 127th; in the meaningless blur...

Emotionally Engaging Players In RPGs

Posted by Chuck Lauer | May 6, 2020 | General

There’s been a lot of ink spilled about...

7+ Fast, Free Papercrafts to Surprise Your Players

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Apr 10, 2020 | Approaches and Techniques, General, Tools for GMs

If you’re just here for the links, here they...

Four Ways to Fill Your Table (and Your Time)

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Mar 27, 2020 | General

If you’re like me, you also have a great...

Death in a Smoky Room: A (Mostly) System-Neutral Fantasy Murder Mystery

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Jan 20, 2020 | General

Sometimes, you just need a good atmospheric...

The Joy of Insects: 4 Real-Life Creatures You Can Use to Bug Your Players

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Oct 30, 2019 | General, Tools for GMs

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3 Medieval Tortures And The Exercises You Can Do To Experience Them

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Jul 8, 2019 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Players, Tools for GMs

I am currently writing this post with my nose,...

4 More Funky Fungi to Liven Up Your Game (Part 2 of 2)

Posted by Chuck Lauer | May 17, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

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