When NPCs Speak….Amongst Themselves
It’s bound to happen at some point. The...
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Category: GMing Advice
You Are Forbidden To Say This
Recently a GM gave me the role playing kiss of...
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An Unpleasant Truth: Your Players Have Stopped Enjoying Your Game
Over in our Suggestion Pot — the section...
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Just Rewards
What’s your party fighting for? Traditional RPGs...
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Eating Fake Bacon
A few days ago I was preparing to nuke some...
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You Set the Baseline
I was running a Star Wars campaign a few years...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: A map-making groove
Two readers are stirring the Suggestion Pot with...
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GMing Tips and Ideas from Gnome Stew, Now On Twitter
Yesterday, we decided to launch something new:...
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Know Your Audience
All successful art is aimed directly at its...
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Game Mastering is Not an Exclusive Club
The AD&D 2nd Edition Dungeon Master’s...
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Deep as a Puddle: Question Everything
Asking questions is a great way to get to the...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Transition sessions
What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...
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Every Game is an Interview
I’ve been thinking about interviews a lot...
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A Thousand Words: Character Portraits
Since I was 10, there has been one part of the...
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It’s Getting Late: Seven Ways to Stop Playing Before the End of an Adventure
We’ve all been there: The game is going...
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