Category: Game Mastering

Quick NPC Backstories with Rory’s Story Cubes

Posted by Guest Author | Jan 30, 2013 | Tools for GMs

John Fiore is a “low-prep” GM and a connoisseur of stuff that...

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RPG Ambience: Bring Your Game to Life with Music and Visuals

Posted by Guest Author | Jan 29, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Today’s guest article by Jakob Kallin is...

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Questions of Age

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 28, 2013 | GMing Advice

For (American) football fans in Philadelphia,...

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Rock and Role

Posted by Guest Author | Jan 25, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Edward Lockhart is an aspiring Pen and Paper Roleplaying Game...

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Injecting a Sense of Urgency into Your Adventure

Posted by Guest Author | Jan 23, 2013 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest author is Jonathon Narvey,...

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GMing Concept Garage Sale, 2013

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 21, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Once again January has snuck up on me and dealt...

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Story Forge – The Four Card NPC

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 18, 2013 | GMing Advice

I have in the past (here and here) talked about...

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Sharing the Playground

Posted by Don Mappin | Jan 16, 2013 | GMing Advice

Have you run, or plan to run, an RPG in an...

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Seed Your Players’ Backgrounds

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 8, 2013 | GMing Advice

While driving along the other day, I had one of...

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Dealing with Issues Directly

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 7, 2013 | GMing Advice

Over the holidays I struggled with what kind of...

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Learning from Other Media: Using Non-Game Media as a Roleplaying Lens

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 27, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article by Ben Phelps...

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Seven Simple Rules to Making a Successful Game Pitch

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 26, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article was written by Erik...

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The Handmade, Super-Simple Wizard Tower Tile Set

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 24, 2012 | Tools for GMs

Today’s guest article was written by Tom...

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