Patrick Benson

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My Final Five #5: There Are No Endings

Posted by Patrick Benson | Apr 8, 2013 | GMing Advice |

This is my fifth article in my final five...

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My Final Five #4: How RPGs Influence My Life

Posted by Patrick Benson | Mar 25, 2013 | GMing Advice |

This is the fourth article in my final five...

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My Final Five: #3 Skill Domains & Boundaries

Posted by Patrick Benson | Mar 10, 2013 | GMing Advice |

This is the third article in my final five...

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My Final Five #2: On the Fly Plots for Narrators!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Feb 18, 2013 | GMing Advice |

This is the second article in my final five...

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My Final Five: #1 Keep ‘Em On Schedule

Posted by Patrick Benson | Feb 4, 2013 | GMing Advice |

For the first of my final five articles, I...

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My Final Five: What Articles Should I Write?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Jan 17, 2013 | Gnome Gnews |

I have decided to stop writing for Gnome Stew,...

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Deities: Unapproachable or Not?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 18, 2012 | Hot Buttons |

Many fantasy games include pantheons of deities....

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PC Gear–Destroyed or Damaged?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 5, 2012 | GMing Advice |

Imagine that you are playing King Arthur as a PC...

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Using Disinformation for Plot Development

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 26, 2012 | GMing Advice |

Disinformation is a fancy term for lying via a...

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Hacking Dread–Fixing What Is Not Broken

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 15, 2012 | GMing Advice |

Every year my local game shop hosts a Halloween...

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Want to Become a Better Gamemaster? Become a Toastmaster!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Oct 26, 2012 | GMing Advice |

As a GM you present, entertain, and lead others....

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The Orbital Path Method of Plot Design

Posted by Patrick Benson | Oct 12, 2012 | Tools for GMs |

Plots for RPGs are tricky beasts to deal with....

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Sometimes the Well Runs Dry…

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 25, 2012 | GMing Advice |

Recently I had a game to prep for and I was...

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Forget the Game

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 11, 2012 | Crock Pot |

I struggle with today. I am sure that I am not...

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Use the PCs’ Actions to Tell a Great Story

Posted by Patrick Benson | Aug 23, 2012 | GMing Advice |

I am back from another great Gen Con, and I...

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