Category: Game Mastering

Drinking the Kool-Aid: Campaign Research

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 2, 2011 | GMing Advice

I love starting new campaigns. As a GM it is so...

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Calling All Readers–What Non-Gaming Items are Great Gifts for GMs?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 1, 2011 | Tools for GMs

The holiday season is upon us, and that means gifts will be...

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D&D Burgoo: Set that scene

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Nov 30, 2011 | GMing Advice

Bullet points. Short bursts of information....

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Visualize This!

Posted by Don Mappin | Nov 29, 2011 | Tools for GMs

The character portrait — be it for a PC or NPC — is a time-honored...

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Enabling Player Fun – Preventing Peevish Pervacity

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 28, 2011 | GMing Advice

I sat there at the gaming table, waiting to...

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It’s a Trap!

Posted by Scott Martin | Nov 23, 2011 | GMing Advice

Last week, some friends were discussing...

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1KBWC World Gen Example

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 22, 2011 | Tools for GMs

Back when I wrote about using 100 Blank White...

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Building a Mystery: Challenge the Characters

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 21, 2011 | GMing Advice

It’s no secret that I love investigative...

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Suggestion Pot: Game Suggestions

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 18, 2011 | GMing Advice

Last month, one of our readers, bonao94 made...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Lesson from a Steampunk author

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Nov 16, 2011 | GMing Advice

As I continue preparations for the gaming...

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Do You Do Things as a GM That You Would Hate as a Player?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Nov 14, 2011 | GMing Advice

There’s a gulf between GMing theory and...

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Season’s End

Posted by Scott Martin | Nov 11, 2011 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

The fight ended with a hurrah around the table;...

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Making complex random encounters simple

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 10, 2011 | Tools for GMs

Often times, the ideas we have in our head don’t...

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Fair or Foul?: Spaghetti Mysteries

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 7, 2011 | GMing Advice

I have an affinity for mystery/investigation...

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DNAphil’s Digital Campaign Toolbox

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 4, 2011 | GMing Advice

I recently started my new All For OneÂ campaign,...

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