Category: Game Mastering

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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The Secret Language of the Forest Moles

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 21, 2011 | Tools for GMs

Languages in RPGs have a lot of potential, but they often get...

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Keeping The Focus

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 20, 2011 | GMing Advice

Jokes. Movie quotes. What happened in Fringe...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Template terrain

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 19, 2011 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...

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Enabling Player Fun – Start Your Next Campaign With An Epic List

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 17, 2011 | GMing Advice

When I get the chance to be a player I am...

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Video Gnoments, Episode III: Puzzles

Posted by Patrick Benson | Jan 14, 2011 | GMing Advice, Video Gnoments

In this episode I talk about how to use three...

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Pulling the Trigger on NPC Timelines

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 13, 2011 | Tools for GMs

A few weeks back I wrote about how to quickly...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Playing a dragon

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 12, 2011 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...

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Gming Concept Garage Sale, 2011

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 7, 2011 | Tools for GMs

Somehow it seems surreal that we’re on the third...

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Game Balance, or “How to Downgrade a Paladin”

Posted by Patrick Benson | Jan 6, 2011 | GMing Advice

Balance is something that you need in your...

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I Hate the Ice Level

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 5, 2011 | GMing Advice

It never fails. You’re playing a platformer...

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Collaborate with Your Players to Make the Game More Fun (and Your Life Easier)

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 3, 2011 | GMing Advice

Back in January, I wrote about using PC...

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Faction Conflict Campaign Prep

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Dec 23, 2010 | Tools for GMs

I’m currently prepping a Trail 0f Cthulhu...

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Why Not Just Give It To Them?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 22, 2010 | GMing Advice

Treasure, magic items, technology — the sorts of...

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