Category: Game Mastering

Mashups & Conceptual Writing In Roleplaying Games Pt. 1

Posted by Taylor LaBresh | Feb 12, 2018 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

Recycling isn’t just for paper & plastics...

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Difficult Decisions In Your Game

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Feb 9, 2018 | Game Mastering

“You could wear the suit,” he said to me, in his...

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100 Dungeon Descriptors Table

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Feb 7, 2018 | Tools for GMs

Nothing fancy today, just a list of dungeon...

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Online Play and Table Control

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Jan 29, 2018 | Game Mastering

One of the most exciting things the internet has...

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Directing The Camera

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 24, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I was playing in a game where Amit Moshe...

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Cultivating New GMs

Posted by Angela Murray | Jan 19, 2018 | Game Mastering

When I started gaming back in the RPG bronze age...

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RPGS, Veblen, and Isms

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 17, 2018 | Game Mastering

Back when I was working on my masters, I had to...

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Chekhov’s +1 Longsword

Posted by Angela Murray | Jan 5, 2018 | Game Mastering

In writing, there is a dramatic principle...

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Analysis Of PolyHero Wizard Dice

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Dec 20, 2017 | Tools for GMs

I’m a big fan of dice, especially unusual...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Historical Amazons at Your Game Table

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Dec 18, 2017 | Crock Pot, Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I just finished reading “The Amazons: Lives and...

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A Computer Security Approach to Changing GMs

Posted by J.T. Evans | Dec 14, 2017 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I’ve been working in computer security, in...

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Constraints And Creativity

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Dec 4, 2017 | GMing Advice

Several years ago while I was working on...

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Improv And The Art of Group Story Telling

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Nov 27, 2017 | GMing Advice

“I know you think you can handle this,” our...

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In All Their Looks & Words: Introducing Queer History To Your Games

Posted by Taylor LaBresh | Nov 6, 2017 | Editorials, Game Mastering

**Initial note: the word “queer” has a complex...

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Strict vs. Lax GMs – It’s Not That Simple

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 2, 2017 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

There is no such thing as a Strict or Lax GM....

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