Author: Pete Petrusha

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Pete Petrusha

Pete Petrusha is an indie game designer, tabletop RPG promoter, and the founder of Imagining Games. He is the designer, author, and award nominated art director behind the empowering story building game, Dreamchaser: A Game of Destiny. Pete promotes tabletop RPGs at a variety of conventions throughout the country and leads an Indie Games on Demand movement in his local area. He is the IGDN Convention Coordinator, a member of the Chicago Area Game Writers in Colloquium, a Herald for Envoy, and runs the Indie Groundbreaker Awards.

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Exploring Encounter Theory: How to Craft RPG Adventures

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Sep 23, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Encounters, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Intro to Game Mastering, Nature of GMing, Prep, Products for GMs, Tools for GMs |

Want to write better adventures? Want to prep...

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Getting Players to GM

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Jul 22, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Common Problems, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Intro to Game Mastering, Players, Role of the GM, Tools for GMs |

As a GM, do you really get to play like everyone...

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Make Time for What You Love

Posted by Pete Petrusha | May 20, 2019 | Common Problems, Game Making, Game Mastering, General, Players |

To create a game is to learn that the act of...

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Save the Applause

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Mar 27, 2019 | Game Mastering, Player Perspective |

Do you wish that your players got more...

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Create Your Own Games on Demand

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Jan 21, 2019 | GMing Advice, GMing Community |

Do you have too many games just...

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All the World’s a Stage

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Oct 30, 2018 | General |

“and all the men and women merely...

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