Tips For Starting Prep
For starters, take these tips with a grain of...
Read MoreFirst introduced to RPGs through the DnD Red Box Set in 1990, Matt fights an ongoing battle with GMing ADD, leaving his to-do list littered with the broken wrecks of half-formed campaigns, worlds, characters, settings, and home-brewed systems. Luckily, his wife is also a GM, providing him with time on both sides of the screen.
Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Aug 16, 2017 | Tools for GMs
For starters, take these tips with a grain of...
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One of my long RPG love affairs is the well. I...
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I’m trying something new. As a GM, I like it...
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The genius loci is a concept most people are...
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In fantasy settings with sufficient magic, there...
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Most fantasy RPGs have a type of fishfolk. Due...
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I was recently kicking around a game set in a...
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In math terms an extrema, the plural of...
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Something that rarely comes up in fantasy games,...
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Back in 2015, we teased a project we had been...
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In the comment section of my last article,...
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As I may have mentioned in the past, I am always...
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As George R. R. Martin is fond of saying:...
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It’s time for me to amble into my garage and...
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A few years back, we ran an article about evil...
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