NBOS Software’s Character Sheet Designer — Nice Tool, Great Price!
One of my favorite companies for RPG programs is NBOS Software. I am...
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The Perfect GM?
Fang asks, What Makes the Perfect Gamemaster?....
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A Primer on Politeness
In honor of GM’s Day, I’d like to...
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You Think you Know a Genre…
You think you know a little something about a...
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Players – The GM Does Not Work For You
Today being GM’s Day I wanted to tell a...
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Don’t Forget to Recharge the Batteries
I can’t wait for GenCon 2009. One of the many...
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Re-molding an Adventure
I once ran an adventure that resulted in a TPK....
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Newbs with Boobs: The play report
Thank you to everyone who commented on the Intro...
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White Wolf Preludes, Round-Robin Style
Last night, my group kicked off a Ghouls...
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Player Characters: Emerging Complexity is A-OK
As a GM, I used to struggle with player...
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D&D Burgoo (4.0): Mastering Goodman’s Dungeons
Friends of the Stew, Ed Healy and Rone Barton,...
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Eight Game Mastering Truths
It doesn’t matter who you are, what games...
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Assigned Seating
This article isn’t part of the...
Read MoreDon’t Table your Table
This article is second in a three part series. You can read the...
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Game Without The Table
This article is part of a three part series on...
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