Category: Game Mastering

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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Roses, Thorns, and Buds

Posted by J.T. Evans | Nov 8, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

When asking for feedback, there are a plethora...

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RPG Group Formation

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 29, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Recently on an episode of Pandas Talking Games,...

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Side Quests That Matter

Posted by J.T. Evans | Oct 20, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

In my previous article about side quests, I...

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The Bugbear’s Threads

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 8, 2021 | GMing Advice

bugbears are “just a raid by bugbears” if the players WANT them to be just a raid by bugbears

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What do hit points actually mean? – Analyzing Game Design in RPGs

Posted by Tomas Gimenez Rioja | Oct 6, 2021 | Game Mastering

Let’s talk about game design for a change,...

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Losing Focus

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 24, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A few weeks ago, I tweeted this… Just...

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How Do You Feel About Players Checking Their Phones During a Session? (Pros and Cons)

Posted by tangibleday | Sep 8, 2021 | Editorials, General, GMing Advice, Player Advice

It is common practice for tabletop RPG players...

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Losing Interest

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 27, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I was forty-six sessions into my Forbidden Lands...

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Failing Forward: How to Make Failure Interesting In RPGs

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Aug 20, 2021 | Approaches and Techniques, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) games have...

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Fascism: The Insidious Antagonist

Posted by Craig Dedrick | Aug 13, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

If we’ve learned anything from Indiana Jones,...

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Devils and Demons-How GMs can use Fiendish Entities in their Games.

Posted by jackpeachey | Aug 9, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Content Warning: Discussion of Body Horror,...

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Plot Train Derailed (And Possibly On Fire): Now What?

Posted by Will Martin | Jul 19, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Your recurring villain appeared right on...

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Dr. Strangedeath, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the TPK

Posted by Jerry Weis | Jul 16, 2021 | Game Mastering

Game masters walk a razor’s edge. On one...

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