Category: GMing Advice

Compensating for Failure

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 15, 2008 | GMing Advice

Failure’s an important element in many...

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The Re-Gathering of Heroes

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 14, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Gathering the party, even a party of veteran...

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Hacking the Game

Posted by John Arcadian | Sep 12, 2008 | GMing Advice

I’ve got a player who loves D&D,...

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Lessons From The Long Campaign: Setting Up An Epic Campaign

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 10, 2008 | GMing Advice

I am closing in on the 3rd anniversary of my...

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Fail? Can the world survive failure?

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 9, 2008 | GMing Advice

Von Bek has an excellent question about making...

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D&D Burgoo (4.0): Action point, smaction point

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 8, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Swordgleam is looking at the 4E rules, and...

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Funerals in games

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 5, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

I attended a funeral this last week, which...

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D&D Burgoo (4.0): Room Search Free-for-all

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 2, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Aegon is playing D&D 4E and he stirred the...

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The Rambling Gnomes: How to Start a Side Game in the Shadow of an Epic Campaign

Posted by Martin Ralya | Aug 27, 2008 | GMing Advice

We got an email from Gnome Stew reader Cody Jones of...

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D&D Burgoo (3.5): Tiers for Fears

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Aug 26, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Most of the local terrain around my house is...

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Confessions of a Gen Con GM: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned

Posted by Patrick Benson | Aug 23, 2008 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice

This year at Gen Con I ran three scheduled...

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Character Histories and Background

Posted by Scott Martin | Aug 21, 2008 | GMing Advice

When does a character’s story start? Books...

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From Con to Con: The Journey Ends

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Aug 19, 2008 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice

Hi all! I have to say that my sophomore Gen Con...

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D&D Burgoo (4.0) These guys wear black hats

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Aug 19, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Villainy with a shadowy purpose: Rogues that...

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F.A.P.: The Problem With Dexterity

Posted by John Arcadian | Aug 15, 2008 | GMing Advice

I’m going to be starting a new series of...

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