Category: GMing Advice

Sharing the Playground

Posted by Don Mappin | Jan 16, 2013 | GMing Advice

Have you run, or plan to run, an RPG in an...

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Seed Your Players’ Backgrounds

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 8, 2013 | GMing Advice

While driving along the other day, I had one of...

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Dealing with Issues Directly

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 7, 2013 | GMing Advice

Over the holidays I struggled with what kind of...

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Learning from Other Media: Using Non-Game Media as a Roleplaying Lens

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 27, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article by Ben Phelps...

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Seven Simple Rules to Making a Successful Game Pitch

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 26, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article was written by Erik...

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Santa’s Logistics

Posted by Scott Martin | Dec 20, 2012 | GMing Advice

I don’t have anything against...

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The Dreaded Slump

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 14, 2012 | GMing Advice

I had every intention this week of writing an...

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How I Made a Player Cry

Posted by Don Mappin | Dec 13, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Happily, I recently finished my much-maligned...

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Salvaging a Campaign

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Dec 12, 2012 | GMing Advice

Run a campaign for long enough, and one of these...

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Ripped From The Headlines

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 7, 2012 | GMing Advice

You’ve probably seen this dragon slaying ad...

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PC Gear–Destroyed or Damaged?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 5, 2012 | GMing Advice

Imagine that you are playing King Arthur as a PC...

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The Anatomy of a Conspiracy

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 30, 2012 | GMing Advice

I have always loved a good conspiracy. I am...

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Using Disinformation for Plot Development

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 26, 2012 | GMing Advice

Disinformation is a fancy term for lying via a...

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A Tale of Two Types

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 19, 2012 | GMing Advice

There’s an old adage amongst my gaming...

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