Category: Game Mastering

Missing Session Zero

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jan 9, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

As highlighted in a recent GnomeCast, Ang, Matt,...

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Troy’s Crockpot: Character Background Generators

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 7, 2019 | Crock Pot, Game Mastering

When a GM is plotting a campaign, one of the...

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When You Show Your Players a Flying Cat…

Posted by Angela Murray | Dec 28, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A couple weeks ago, I gave the players in my...

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Captivating Commoners

Posted by J.T. Evans | Dec 24, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Many RPGs on the market assert that the PCs are...

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Quick Quirks

Posted by J.T. Evans | Dec 14, 2018 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

Some games have quirks, traits, aspects, and...

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Three Things I Learned From My Last Campaign

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Dec 3, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Sometimes you play one of those games that’s...

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Have A Quick Story Framework

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 30, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I am in the car on my way home from Thanksgiving...

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Five Tips For GMing Convention Games

Posted by Camdon Wright | Nov 28, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

There are a lot of reasons why I go to gaming...

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4 Ways to Make Your Game Better By Making It More Accessible

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Nov 26, 2018 | GMing Advice

A couple of months ago, a friend sent me this...

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Storytelling and Games

Posted by Angela Murray | Nov 23, 2018 | Game Mastering, General

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to an honors seminar...

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Gaming with Non-Gamer Family

Posted by J.T. Evans | Nov 21, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

It’s that time of year where family...

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The Horror Of The Mind’s Eye

Posted by Camdon Wright | Oct 31, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

What types of stories scare you the most? Is it...

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When You’re Not Feeling It

Posted by Angela Murray | Oct 26, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Last week was kind of super awful. I don’t want...

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Make It Personal

Posted by Camdon Wright | Oct 24, 2018 | Game Mastering, General

What is it that separates the games that we tell...

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Multi-Layered Encounter Tables

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 22, 2018 | Tools for GMs

Recently I was thinking my encounter tables...

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