Category: Game Mastering

You Asked for Player Input for a Reason

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 8, 2010 | GMing Advice

Years ago I played in a game where the GM asked...

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Video Gnoments, Episode 1: Props

Posted by Patrick Benson | Oct 7, 2010 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs, Video Gnoments

As much as I enjoy writing sometimes a video is...

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My Theory for RPG Design & Good GMing

Posted by Patrick Benson | Oct 1, 2010 | GMing Advice

My nine month hiatus from Gnome Stew was spent...

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The Dungeon Crawl Checklist

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Sep 27, 2010 | GMing Advice

The dungeon crawl is a classic staple of RPGs...

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Prep-Lite Manifesto- The Template

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 24, 2010 | GMing Advice

I have recently begun a journey, on which I like...

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D&D Burgoo (3.5): A second look at spell templates

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 16, 2010 | GMing Advice

Ever get the urge to search through your...

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Adventure Notes

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 15, 2010 | GMing Advice

Phil already answered Tabulazero’s...

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Jumping to a Rules-Light System

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Sep 13, 2010 | GMing Advice

Back in July, renner complimented us, rubbed the...

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Let Them Fire The Gun – Resolve Tangential Plots Quickly

Posted by John Arcadian | Sep 10, 2010 | GMing Advice

A little while ago a buddy of mine decided to...

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Add Immediately, Build Later: A Wiki Approach to Prep

Posted by Martin Ralya | Sep 9, 2010 | GMing Advice

As I continue to use and love Obsidian Portal...

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Campaign Finales– The GM’s Cut

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 8, 2010 | GMing Advice

You are done. You have run your campaign, and...

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Review: Battle Map iDevice App

Posted by Don Mappin | Sep 7, 2010 | Reviews, Tools for GMs

The Stew forges on, dragging you kicking and...

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Totally Eighties Inspirations

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 3, 2010 | GMing Advice

I managed to track down a copy of Prisoners of...

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Standing Operating Procedure

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Sep 2, 2010 | GMing Advice

A discussion on the GM Mastery mailing list (an...

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Hot Button: No, You Can’t Game with Us

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 1, 2010 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

A while back I was playing in a game where...

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