Category: GMing Advice

Troy’s Crock Pot: The Elusive DC Chase

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Apr 20, 2015 | GMing Advice

In a recent session of Hoard of the Dragon...

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An Apology to Some Min-Maxers

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 17, 2015 | GMing Advice

One of the side-effects of playing a large...

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Gnome Stew in Spanish, Thanks to BastiÃ³n Rolero

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 15, 2015 | GMing Advice

BastiÃ³n Rolero, an excellent Spanish gaming...

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TV Traditions

Posted by John Fredericks | Apr 15, 2015 | GMing Advice

Recently I’ve been reading articles on the differences between...

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Keeping Things in Perspective

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Apr 14, 2015 | GMing Advice

I recently found myself chatting about my RPG...

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We’re Letting You Go

Posted by Guest Author | Apr 13, 2015 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article — on what can...

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Impartial Arbiter, Friendly Guide, or Deadly Foe?

Posted by Angela Murray | Apr 10, 2015 | GMing Advice

Recently, I got into an argument. On the...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Beowulf’s warning: “that sword has a story”

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Apr 6, 2015 | GMing Advice

Sometimes listening to a podcast is a little...

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Pitching Primetime Adventures: Two recent series

Posted by Scott Martin | Apr 3, 2015 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Spotlight

I recently received the new version of Primetime...

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GM’s Challenge: Use Only One Book

Posted by John Fredericks | Apr 2, 2015 | GMing Advice

One of my players was recently bemoaning his...

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Gearing Up For a New Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 31, 2015 | GMing Advice

Last time I talked about the need to learn how...

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Barrier to Entry

Posted by Angela Murray | Mar 26, 2015 | GMing Advice

When I first started gaming, not quite at the...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Using the Grid for Social Encounters

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Mar 23, 2015 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

As I run almost exclusively in the d20 fantasy...

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Getting your Sea Legs

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 20, 2015 | GMing Advice

I recently started running a Night’s Black...

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Abandoned Characters

Posted by John Fredericks | Mar 17, 2015 | GMing Advice

The real world is a rough place. People move,...

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