Category: Game Mastering

Safety as Risk Management

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 22, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A few months ago, I posted an article on why I...

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Creativity in Languages

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jun 15, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Â Having a common language between the staff at...

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Bringing Diversity To Our Imaginary Worlds

Posted by Camdon Wright | May 16, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I remember the first time a player pushed a...

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The Usual Suspects: NPCs and You

Posted by Angela Murray | May 11, 2018 | Game Mastering, General

I originally discussed this topic in an older...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: We don’t need a mapper, but …

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | May 7, 2018 | Crock Pot, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

Back in the day, like when polyhedrals were high...

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Why Relationships?

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Apr 23, 2018 | Game Mastering

Two Intense Games, One More Intense Reaction...

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100 Overland Descriptors Table

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Apr 18, 2018 | Tools for GMs

This article is a companion piece to the earlier...

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Mashups & Conceptual Writing In Roleplaying Games Pt. 2

Posted by Taylor LaBresh | Mar 16, 2018 | Game Mastering

Featured image is of poet Edna St. Vincent...

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Yes, And; No, But

Posted by J.T. Evans | Mar 14, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

In writing fiction, a popular concept to make...

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The Edition Wars Inside My Brain

Posted by Angela Murray | Mar 12, 2018 | Game Mastering, General

Did you hear the big gaming news last week?...

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It’s Your Game Too You Know

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Mar 7, 2018 | GMing Advice

One of the channels that keeps popping up in my...

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Why Safety Tools Are Important To Me

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 5, 2018 | Editorials, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

I grew up in the 1980’s when D&D came in two...

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Love Your Players, Love Yourself

Posted by Kira Magrann | Mar 2, 2018 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

The night was cold, the fireplace was roaring,...

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Unsolicited Advice and Player Agency

Posted by Wen Reischl | Feb 28, 2018 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Player Perspective

Recently a gamer friend sent me a message asking...

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The Dominant Player

Posted by Angela Murray | Feb 23, 2018 | Game Mastering

They’re easy to spot when you start playing....

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