Category: Game Mastering

Leave It To A Gnome To Tinker With The Idea Of GM Consulting…

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 30, 2008 | GMing Advice, Gnome Gnews

Our very own Phil Vecchione (AKA –...

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GM, Thou Art Not A Game Designer!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 29, 2008 | GMing Advice

I’ve been working on my own RPG system for...

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Lessons From The Long Campaign: Never Write The Ending

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 26, 2008 | GMing Advice

In my first installment of the Lessons From The...

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F.A.P.: The Problem Without Extradimensional Storage Space

Posted by John Arcadian | Sep 24, 2008 | GMing Advice

While my first FAP post was about a big thing,...

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Dealing with Marquee Characters

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 23, 2008 | GMing Advice

By default, players generally assume that all...

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D&D Burgoo: Magical Ethics

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 23, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Clem is stirring the Suggestion Pot with this...

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Why I Love Coming Up With Names

Posted by Martin Ralya | Sep 22, 2008 | GMing Advice

I love names. As a player, naming my character...

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Healing Time Sets the Tempo

Posted by Martin Ralya | Sep 19, 2008 | GMing Advice

Combat plays a significant role in most RPGs, and where...

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The Rambling Gnomes: New Character, Experienced Group

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 17, 2008 | GMing Advice

Here’s a question from frequent commenter BryanB, subjected to...

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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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Hot Button: The Bait and Switch

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 12, 2008 | Hot Buttons, Tools for GMs

If you’ve gamed long enough, you’ve...

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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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D&D Burgoo: Five Room Dungeon

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 11, 2008 | Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Some friends drop in looking for an impromptu game. Or maybe they...

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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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