Tick Tock – The Countdown Mechanic
Building actual tension at a table is not an...
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Author: Phil Vecchione
Pick Your Jaws Up Off The Floor…You’ve Been Blindsided!
For the most part, we GM’s take a lot of...
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A Planned Setback
In many stories in books, on television, and in...
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A Micro Odyssey – Managing Micro Campaigns
When it comes to campaigns we often strive for...
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Iron Sharpens Iron
Last week John posted an article about being a...
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Get To The F&%$#ing Monkey
Pacing in RPG’s is not unlike pacing...
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Relationship Advice For Your Campaign
This past year I had two significant events...
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Levels of Play (Part 2): GMing The Levels
In my last article I talked about the various...
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Levels of Play
In the past year on my journey to get my groove...
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Round-Robin Campaign Management
Round-Robin GMing is a lot like Swinging,...
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Dusting Off An Old Gem
In any GM’s career there are those special...
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Cut to the Chase
RPG’s, unlike sex, are better off with...
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When Your Mystery Is Too Mysterious
The hardest type of adventure to both prep and...
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Character Creation Do Over
As a GM, there is nothing I like less during the...
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Why GM’s Will Love Fate Core
In this year’s You Pick It roundup, one of...
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