Troy’s Crock Pot: Playing in the Big Room
For the novice gamemaster, designing a level of...
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Category: Game Mastering
Strike While The Iron Is Hot
I was just reminded of an interesting concept...
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Don’t Waste My Time: Tips for Keeping Your Games Moving
Back in October we partnered with Fear the Boot...
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Twist This: What Kind of RPG Session Can You Make With Santa Claus?
Would your group play in a session that had...
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History, Verisimilitude, and Messy Settings
Recently, I’ve been reading the five Otori...
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RPG Faceoff – Determining The Right System
I recently did a review of Open Design’s Courts...
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Eating an Apple with Your Nose: Aligning Out-of-Game Expectations with In-Game Reality
If you’ve ever played or run just about...
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Dynamic Sandboxes
Sandbox games often get criticized for being...
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Drinking the Kool-Aid: Campaign Research
I love starting new campaigns. As a GM it is so...
Read MoreCalling All Readers–What Non-Gaming Items are Great Gifts for GMs?
The holiday season is upon us, and that means gifts will be...
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D&D Burgoo: Set that scene
Bullet points. Short bursts of information....
Read MoreVisualize This!
The character portrait — be it for a PC or NPC — is a time-honored...
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Enabling Player Fun – Preventing Peevish Pervacity
I sat there at the gaming table, waiting to...
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It’s a Trap!
Last week, some friends were discussing...
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1KBWC World Gen Example
Back when I wrote about using 100 Blank White...
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