Category: Game Mastering

Transactional NPC Details

Posted by J.T. Evans | Oct 26, 2016 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

The last thing a game master wants is for parts...

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To Be a Better GM, Characters Come First

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Oct 24, 2016 | Game Mastering

In my previous posts, I’d been exploring...

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The Poor Man’s Conlang

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 5, 2016 | Tools for GMs

Conlang is an abbreviated term for Constructed Language, essentially...

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Illustration Inspiration

Posted by Avery Liell-kok | Sep 28, 2016 | Game Mastering

Â Â Art by meeeee, Avery Liell-Kok Â Â Â It...

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Diseases in RPGs

Posted by J.T. Evans | Sep 26, 2016 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Diseases are universally feared by everyone....

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The BBC Method Of Story Arcing Part 2

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Sep 23, 2016 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

In my first article I hit the high points of how the BBC tells...

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One Shot Characters: Fully Detailed or Blank Slate?

Posted by Angela Murray | Sep 14, 2016 | Game Mastering

One shots are not necessarily my preference for...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adversaries that play to PC Strengths

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 9, 2016 | Crock Pot, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

Like the good host of a banquet party, whose...

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Apocalypse World: Party at Warehouse 141

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Aug 31, 2016 | Game Mastering

We got the chance to play our second session of...

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How You Prep Is How You Run

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 30, 2016 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I was making my breakfast the other...

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Introducing a New Game System

Posted by J.T. Evans | Aug 29, 2016 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

I suffer from “ooh… shiny!”...

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THE BACK-UP GAME: FIELD REPORT 1

Posted by John Fredericks | Aug 15, 2016 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

In a previous article, we looked at reasons for...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Roll for Initiative

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Aug 8, 2016 | Editorials, Game Mastering, General, Player Perspective

They are three magic words, as distinctive as...

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Custom Player Encounter Type Deck

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Aug 3, 2016 | Tools for GMs

I don’t think it’s an earth shattering...

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The Group You Want

Posted by Angela Murray | Jul 22, 2016 | Game Mastering

A recent meme I saw floating around Facebook...

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