Category: GMing Advice

How Phil Got His Groove Back

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jul 8, 2013 | GMing Advice

Months ago I wrote about my Dreaded Slump, and...

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Let Players End Scenes Early To Speed Up The Game

Posted by John Arcadian | Jul 2, 2013 | GMing Advice

One of the things that marks my GMing style is...

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Fair or Foul? “You aren’t playing the character correctly!”

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jul 1, 2013 | GMing Advice

It’s that time of year again where I do...

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Prepping Dot-Dash-Dash-Dot, Creating Characters

Posted by Scott Martin | Jun 27, 2013 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

The brainstorming continues… So, last time...

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The Power of Momentum

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jun 19, 2013 | GMing Advice

If all goes well, this Saturday night will be...

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Prepping Dot-Dash-Dash-Dot, Initial Notes

Posted by Scott Martin | Jun 18, 2013 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Aliens are Coming! One of the things that...

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A Moment of Silence

Posted by Don Mappin | Jun 13, 2013 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice

This afternoon, after several weeks of waiting,...

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Classical Play: Random Statistics

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jun 5, 2013 | GMing Advice

While these days I tend to play games where PCs...

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Rules Shifting – Part 2

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 31, 2013 | GMing Advice

In my last article I talked about how to rules...

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The Hidden World: Supernatural Dials

Posted by Scott Martin | May 23, 2013 | GMing Advice

I first came across the concept of the...

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The Art of the One-Shot Character

Posted by Angela Murray | May 22, 2013 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article is by Angela Murray (aka...

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Iteration: What GMing Can Take From GameDev, a Guest Article by Richard Dansky

Posted by Guest Author | May 21, 2013 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article is by Richard...

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Lucky Fudge

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | May 20, 2013 | GMing Advice

Random luck affects us all the time. Just last...

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Rules Shifting – Part 1

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 17, 2013 | GMing Advice

I love my Underground campaign. Its been one of...

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Learning From… The Americans

Posted by Don Mappin | May 13, 2013 | GMing Advice

Having just wrapped up its first season, the FX Cold War spy show...

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