Running A Game Is Like Being A Cat Owner
The other day, while one of our two cats rubbed...
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Category: GMing Advice
The Generational Campaign
It’s unlikely when starting a new campaign that...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Tips For Building Adventures That Make Your Heart Thump
After I got back from Gencon, I was hit by the...
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Villainous Manifestations of Power: Rumormonger
Often viewed as weak, the Rumormonger can...
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The More the Merrier?
Is there always room for one more? Recently I...
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11 Things To Help Your Players Be Better Roleplayers
Earlier this summer there was an awesome article...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Monsters Names on the Fly
The fight against the kobolds is going well. The...
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Gaming With Emotion
I’ve always found it humorous when GMing has...
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Enabling Player Fun – Introductory Scenes
Your players have just spent hours crafting...
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Five Minutes into the Future
One of the problems with contemporary games is...
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation – 2013
Every year at this time I write my Gen Con...
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Reality Check
“I reject your reality, and substitute my own.”...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Politics in campaign downtime
I’m in the process of digesting Ultimate...
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Who Are You Trying to Impress?
Two quick stories: My wife watches a fair amount...
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Using “And” Versus “But”
In our roles as GM’s we frequently are placed in...
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