Category: GMing Advice

Gnomecast #170 – Session 0 Redux

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Aug 16, 2023 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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The NPC Creator Checklist

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Aug 9, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

I’m not a trained actor. I’ve never taken an...

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GNOMECAST #169 – Plot Seeds

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Aug 2, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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Quorum For Your Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jul 28, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A few weeks ago, one of my players in my Cortex...

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GNOMECAST #167 – Parties…like the ones you dance at

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Jul 5, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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Your Problem-Solving Space

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 30, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

In a recent episode of Panda’s Talking Games, my...

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Modern Morale

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jun 28, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

In older editions of D&D, there were checks...

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The Quantum Ogre

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Jun 21, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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GNOMECAST #165 – Scheduling Difficulties

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Jun 7, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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Supplements – Got To Catch Them All

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 26, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I am gearing up for my new Cyberpunk Red game...

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GNOMECAST #163 – Collaborative World Building

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | May 10, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast

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Narrow and Broad Games

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 28, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

As my Night’s Black Agents game is heading into...

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GNOMECAST #162 – Hex Crawls

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Apr 12, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast

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The Power of Conceptualization

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 31, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I am a person who thinks a lot about game prep....

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