Category: Game Mastering

Learning From… Nikita

Posted by Don Mappin | Sep 20, 2011 | GMing Advice

It isn’t often that a movie garners a...

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Scrap It For Parts

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 16, 2011 | GMing Advice

Over 20 plus years of gaming I have accumulated...

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The Importance of Failure

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Sep 15, 2011 | GMing Advice

Two students train at a martial arts school. One...

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The Tipping Point Campaign: A Model for Fun Fantasy Games

Posted by Martin Ralya | Sep 13, 2011 | GMing Advice

Martin’s note: This is the 1,000th article...

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“Justify It”

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 12, 2011 | GMing Advice

At the beginning of my last game session I asked...

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Keeping The Home Fires Burning

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 9, 2011 | GMing Advice

When I was a younger gamer back in my 20’s...

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The Cool Kids’ Table

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 8, 2011 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about...

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Thirty Years of GMing in the Books

Posted by Don Mappin | Sep 6, 2011 | GMing Advice

A look back at 30 years of being a GM.

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Before the Storm

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 2, 2011 | GMing Advice

As I write this, I’m waiting for Hurricane...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: What makes a super villain?

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Aug 31, 2011 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

I recently made what was probably my last...

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Running an Adventure with a Guest Star

Posted by Martin Ralya | Aug 30, 2011 | GMing Advice

My friend Darren is in town this week, and as he...

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Immersion or Familiarity?

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Aug 26, 2011 | GMing Advice

The Forgotten Realms is a very complete and...

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Learning The Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 25, 2011 | GMing Advice

Those who know me know that I am a...

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Do Not Argue to Prove that You are Right, Argue to Convince Others to Follow You

Posted by Patrick Benson | Aug 24, 2011 | GMing Advice

This is a lesson that applies to your game table...

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Quick and Dirty Location Template

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

GMs must populate their settings with plenty of...

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