Category: Game Mastering

Growing tension mechanic for your game

Posted by Tomas Gimenez Rioja | Apr 22, 2022 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

There are times in your games in which you want...

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A Deeper Look at the Social Contract

Posted by Adam Brown | Apr 6, 2022 | Game Mastering, General, Player Advice

RPG gamers will likely have come across a...

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I Have A Secret

Posted by J.T. Evans | Apr 4, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Advice

Shhh…! I have a secret. But I’m...

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Gaming Advice From Cats

Posted by Angela Murray | Apr 1, 2022 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

This spring, we thought it was time to vary up...

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A Look Back At 4 Decades Of Gaming

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 25, 2022 | Editorials, Game Mastering

This past Tuesday was my 50th birthday, which...

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Lone Wolf Syndrome

Posted by J.T. Evans | Mar 14, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Advice

In fiction, a plethora of “lone...

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All For One

Posted by J.T. Evans | Feb 28, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

This article is partly for the players and...

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No Combat No Problem

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Feb 18, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Recently, my gaming group has been trying out...

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A Box of Chocolate Props (Silly Romance Snippets Props)

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Feb 14, 2022 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

Happy Valentine’s Day! On this day, the internet...

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We Need a Face

Posted by Angela Murray | Feb 9, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Advice

One of my Saturday groups has just started up a...

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Making Tropes For Your Games

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 21, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I am currently running a Night’s Black...

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Tattoos As Spellbooks

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jan 12, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

There’s a meme (or three) going around...

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One-on-One Campiagns

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 17, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Ever since we started podcasting together, Senda...

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Railroad The Rules

Posted by J.T. Evans | Dec 10, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

For games with deeper, more involved rulesets,...

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Ch-Ch-Change (as in Gaming Tastes)

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 19, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I have over the years gone through various...

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