Category: Game Mastering

GMing bootcamp

Posted by Scott Martin | Feb 25, 2011 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice

If you’ve been longing to hone your GMing...

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RPG Background Music: 41 Awesome Soundtracks

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 23, 2011 | GMing Advice

I love background music when I’m GMing and...

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Prep-Lite: Wireframes And Skins

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

A few months ago I started down a path of...

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Networking: Going Beyond the Gaming Group

Posted by Patrick Benson | Feb 17, 2011 | GMing Advice

Warning: This article is not really focused on...

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One Spell Can Change the World

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 16, 2011 | GMing Advice

Most editions of D&D have featured a spell...

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The Physical Space Of The Game Part 2 — Put Something There, It Doesn’t Need To Be Polished Or Fancy

Posted by John Arcadian | Feb 15, 2011 | GMing Advice

Ok, the last article I wrote on the physical...

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Iconic Archetype or Hackneyed Stereotype?

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Feb 14, 2011 | GMing Advice

Public Service Announcement: Today is St....

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Johnny’s Five – Five Ways to Facilitate Enemy Escape

Posted by John Arcadian | Feb 9, 2011 | GMing Advice

Sometimes you just need to have the bad guy get...

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Gnome Stew’s Giant List of RPG Adventure Types

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 7, 2011 | GMing Advice

My planning cycles for my current game are, for...

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Free Issue Of Kobold Quarterly!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Feb 3, 2011 | Tools for GMs

Hear my words all of you proud wearers of the pointy red felt hat!...

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The Physical Space Of The Game Part 1 – Understanding What The Space Means

Posted by John Arcadian | Feb 1, 2011 | GMing Advice

A buddy of mine started down the road to GMing...

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Mashing Genres: Supernatural Supers

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 31, 2011 | GMing Advice

Mashing genres can be a fun way to put a fresh...

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Why Do You GM?

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 28, 2011 | GMing Advice

Lets face it, if you are a total improv GM or an...

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Never Make This Mistake

Posted by Patrick Benson | Jan 27, 2011 | GMing Advice

The worst GM that I ever played with was an...

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Learning From… Tron: Legacy

Posted by Don Mappin | Jan 24, 2011 | GMing Advice

Inspiration for our games surrounds us in many...

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