Category: GMing Advice

Troy’s Crock Pot: 10 Steps To A DIY Map, Part 1

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | May 16, 2012 | GMing Advice

I have a hex map detailing the lands north of...

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Recapturing The Excitement

Posted by John Arcadian | May 14, 2012 | GMing Advice

A lot of things have recently got me thinking...

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Deep as a Puddle: NPC tricks

Posted by Scott Martin | May 9, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Characters and Depth No matter what game you...

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Epic Baking: Profession and Other “Useless” Skills

Posted by Guest Author | May 8, 2012 | GMing Advice

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

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Generating a Year of Random Fantasy Weather Using Dragon Magazine #137

Posted by Martin Ralya | May 7, 2012 | GMing Advice

This is a companion piece to my previous...

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Atmosphere: The GM’s Helper

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 4, 2012 | GMing Advice

Ever play Vampire during the day in a well lit...

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Monstrous Character Flaws

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | May 1, 2012 | GMing Advice

Some time ago, I was playing in a Savage Worlds...

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How Your MBA Can Make You A Better GM

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 30, 2012 | GMing Advice

Admittedly I didn’t pay much attention in...

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Building a “Petri Dish” Sandbox

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

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

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Priming With Great Power

Posted by Scott Martin | Apr 26, 2012 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Spotlight

With Great Power is an RPG by Michael S. Miller...

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A “Realistic Enough for Fantasy” Calendar

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 25, 2012 | GMing Advice

I recently created a calendar for my fantasy...

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Your Time Is Now

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 24, 2012 | GMing Advice, Intro to Game Mastering

Experience tends to be the defining metric when...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: A game of Imagine Nation

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Apr 23, 2012 | GMing Advice

It’s not my job to keep Martin, our...

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The Clue Map: Building A Web of Clues

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 20, 2012 | GMing Advice

I love to GM mysteries and conspiracies. I have...

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When It’s Going Down In Flames, Tuck And Roll With It

Posted by John Arcadian | Apr 18, 2012 | GMing Advice

I had high hopes for my latest game. It was an...

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