Category: Game Mastering

Recurring Rivals

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 18, 2009 | GMing Advice

Looking for an article idea to finish this week...

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Intelligent Design, Evolution, and The Heist

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 17, 2009 | GMing Advice

After the Dungeon Crawl, the Heist is the second...

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Loose Prep, Detailed Play

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 10, 2009 | GMing Advice

When I run my D&D 4e game I use a random...

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Improve Your Game By Playing Boardgames

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 9, 2009 | GMing Advice

I tend to be a very story driven GM. I have a...

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Character Fixes: Making Characters Enjoyable

Posted by Scott Martin | Dec 7, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Character Visions and DesignsThere are many...

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How Much Metagaming is Too Much?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Dec 4, 2009 | GMing Advice

There are lots of ways to metagame, including:...

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Intangible Rewards – Character Development

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 3, 2009 | GMing Advice

I’ve got a little story for you today, it...

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We Now Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Campaign…

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 2, 2009 | GMing Advice

It’s getting to be that time of year again...

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New Campaign: Secrecy vs Disclosure

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 30, 2009 | GMing Advice

Ideally, every new campaign you design has...

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Basic Black (Friday), No Pearls

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Nov 27, 2009 | GMing Advice

Happy Black Friday! Doesn’t sound so cheery,...

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Be Thankful For Your Players

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 26, 2009 | GMing Advice

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States....

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Rulebooks For Reading

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 23, 2009 | GMing Advice

I am guessing that most of you are like me and...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Dice Stacking

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 20, 2009 | GMing Advice

Chances are, you’ve run a session that was less...

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A Game is a Work in Progress

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Nov 19, 2009 | GMing Advice

Do your adventures read like a published module?...

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Free Standees from Gnome Stew to You!

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 18, 2009 | Tools for GMs

If you’ve been carefully combing over our website every hour...

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