Category: Game Mastering

World Building at the Library

Posted by J.T. Evans | Mar 24, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

In the days of yore (e.g.: prior to my...

Campaign Prep With ChatGPT

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Mar 17, 2023 | Tools for GMs

Matt shows some examples of how ChatGPT can be used as prep tools for your game.

GNOMECAST #159 – Playing for an Audience

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Mar 1, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Player Perspective

Today we have Ang along with Phil & Senda. Today their going to talk about playing for an audience. With Panda’s. No. Wait. They’re the Panda’s. Just listen. It’ll make sense quickly.

Problems not Solutions

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Feb 22, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Let me share with you some of the best GMing...

Plan Out Your Campaign by Using Only One Word – GM Tips

Posted by Tomas Gimenez Rioja | Feb 13, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

With my 7+ years GMing I’ve started to...

Gnomecast #157 – Splitting the Party

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Feb 1, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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B2 DM Advice – Revisited

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jan 30, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

B2: The Keep on the Borderlands If you’ve...

Making Changes To The Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 27, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

It’s rare that I play any TTRPG exactly by the...

My First Hex Crawl

Posted by Angela Murray | Jan 23, 2023 | Game Mastering

My experience with hex crawls is limited,...

Shiny Object Gamer: Role-Playing From A Neurodivergent Perspective

Posted by Lori Caskey-Sigety | Dec 16, 2022 | Game Mastering, General, Player Advice, Player Perspective

Is there a player in your group who always shows...

Three Pillars

Posted by J.T. Evans | Dec 14, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

It is commonly accepted that role playing game...

Gnomecast 153 – Our Favorite Adversaries

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Nov 23, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast

We’re talking about our favorite baddies and then get a little deeper into the variations of adversaries in our ttrpgs.

Relationship Trouble

Posted by J.T. Evans | Nov 14, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Part of the game master’s job at the table...

Gnomecast 152 – GM Burnout

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Nov 9, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast

You can’t muster up the energy, the game...

Pockets of Immersion

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 28, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A few weeks ago, there was some discourse going...

It Came From The Stew Pot

Hey you. Yeah, you. Do you know about Gnomecast 21? Why isn’t it in the archives? What are they hiding? If you value your safety… don’t go searching for Gnomecast 21…

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