Category: Game Mastering

Three Approaches to Challenge Levels

Posted by John Fredericks | Jan 16, 2015 | GMing Advice

Designing exciting combat encounters is an...

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Inspired by Ant-Man – Honey I Shrunk The PCs

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 9, 2015 | GMing Advice

You’ve probably seen the recent Ant-Man teaser...

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The Con Game

Posted by Angela Murray | Jan 8, 2015 | GMing Advice

Now that it’s a new year, it’s time to start...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: A Taste of the Supernatural

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 6, 2015 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

Incorporating elements of the supernatural into...

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On Theaters and Minds

Posted by John Fredericks | Jan 2, 2015 | GMing Advice

In 1938 Orson Welles scared America with his...

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Don’t Be Clever

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 30, 2014 | GMing Advice

We GM’s are a creative bunch, coming up with all...

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New Year’s Reflections

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 29, 2014 | GMing Advice

New Year’s Day is usually seen as a time...

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Stop Rolling All those Dice!

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 23, 2014 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article is by Gnome Stew...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Make Those Monsters Legendary, Again

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Dec 22, 2014 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

Veteran game masters might fall into the trap of...

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The Art Book Campaign

Posted by Martin Ralya | Dec 19, 2014 | Tools for GMs

I recently picked up The Art of Ian Miller, a gorgeous book...

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The Real Issues With Encounter Balance

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 18, 2014 | GMing Advice

This past week, I was listening to the new and...

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Dungeon Crawl: Adding More Roleplaying

Posted by John Fredericks | Dec 17, 2014 | GMing Advice

Dungeon crawls are a staple of roleplaying. For...

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Coincidental Complications; or, Side Quests Broadly Applied

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 15, 2014 | GMing Advice

Anyone who’s played any edition of...

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In Media Res

Posted by Patrick Regan | Dec 12, 2014 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article is by Patrick Regan,...

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GMing With Kids

Posted by Angela Murray | Dec 9, 2014 | GMing Advice

A couple weekends ago, I ran a game for my...

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