Category: Game Mastering

Parallel Stories

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 28, 2010 | GMing Advice

As a GM, you have access to a lot of information...

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Heroes in Horror: When GM expectations and PC design don’t mix

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 27, 2010 | GMing Advice

A modern variant of the mythical “grim and...

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“10 Good Hits” An Alternate Hit Point System To Control Combat Pacing And Drama

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 26, 2010 | GMing Advice

While talking with a friend about a game system...

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D&D Burgoo: Second Cities (Hardby)

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 25, 2010 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

This is one in a periodic series of articles...

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A Community of Gamers

Posted by Scott Martin | Jan 22, 2010 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice

I recently volunteered to run a couple of...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: You Can’t Take It With You

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 21, 2010 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

One of the most intriguing – not to mention...

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GMing Traps

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 19, 2010 | GMing Advice

Trap: 2 a : something by which one is caught or...

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Use PC Backgrounds as a Roadmap for Campaign Design

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 18, 2010 | GMing Advice

I’m a big proponent of using everything my...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: In Praise of Random Encounters

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 12, 2010 | Crock Pot, Gaming Trends, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

In the December edition of Atomic Array, game...

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GMing concept garage sale. Everything STILL must go!

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 11, 2010 | Tools for GMs

Herein you’ll find a handful of campaign seeds...

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What’s Your Excuse?

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Jan 6, 2010 | GMing Advice

Why aren’t you running a game? Do you have a...

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Why Do You Love Game Mastering?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 5, 2010 | GMing Advice

“Why do you love GMing?” is a...

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New Year’s Resolutions

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 4, 2010 | GMing Advice

Am I the only one creeped out by the fact that...

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Not Just a Token Gift…

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 25, 2009 | Tools for GMs

Seasons greetings and happy holidays to all this...

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Last Minute GM Gift?

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Dec 23, 2009 | Tools for GMs

Forgot to get a gift for a GM in your life, or just don’t know...

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