Category: Game Mastering

Create Adventures using CNN Trends

Posted by Martin Ralya | Dec 12, 2013 | GMing Advice

Pretty much the only thing I like about...

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Collaborative GMing The Same Session in Numenera

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 11, 2013 | GMing Advice

I recently made a trip up to Chicago to see my...

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Classical Play: Going Skill-less

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 2, 2013 | GMing Advice

In a previous article I offered the possibility...

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Dusting Off An Old Gem

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 26, 2013 | GMing Advice

In any GM’s career there are those special...

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Prepping for an Undetermined Game

Posted by Scott Martin | Nov 21, 2013 | GMing Advice

Preparing for the undefined is tough! If a GM...

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‘Because Plot’ Is Not A Good Enough Reason

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 20, 2013 | GMing Advice

I just finished a major project the other night...

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Cut to the Chase

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 19, 2013 | GMing Advice

RPG’s, unlike sex, are better off with...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: A Doorway into Dungeon Denizen Psychology

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Nov 15, 2013 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

As GMs, we’re called upon to portray every...

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I Want A New Agent

Posted by Don Mappin | Nov 12, 2013 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

It’s accepted convention that the loss of player...

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Effectively Splitting A Party – A Solution For Large Gaming Groups

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 11, 2013 | GMing Advice

Due to rather gaming starved area where I...

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PSA: Scrivener Update

Posted by Don Mappin | Nov 5, 2013 | Tools for GMs

It’s November, which means the start of...

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Combat as a Single Test?

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 4, 2013 | GMing Advice

For decades a satisfactory “single...

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Four Ways to Work a Halloween Session into an Ongoing Campaign

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 31, 2013 | GMing Advice

If you’re running an ongoing campaign and...

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When Your Mystery Is Too Mysterious

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 30, 2013 | GMing Advice

The hardest type of adventure to both prep and...

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Mom? Dad? Is that you?

Posted by Scott Martin | Oct 24, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Family Backgrounds An odd thought struck a...

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