Category: Game Mastering

What’s in a name?

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 17, 2009 | GMing Advice

Gnomestew reader Idran’s comment on...

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Creativity

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 13, 2009 | GMing Advice

As a GM the most important tool you have is your...

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The Decamer Campaign: Start with D&D’s 10 Stupidest Monsters…

Posted by Martin Ralya | Nov 12, 2009 | GMing Advice

This idea hit me like a bolt from the blue, and...

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A Good Story Or A Good Game

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 10, 2009 | GMing Advice

A lot of my gaming friends and I are into gaming...

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Christmas Morning on the Battlefield

Posted by Scott Martin | Nov 9, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

You know that excited feeling on Christmas...

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Cracked.com’s top 12 top 10(ish) lists to inspire your games

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 6, 2009 | GMing Advice

Those of you who are old fogies like I am will...

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Reinforcement: A Simple Tool for Conveying Theme, Tone, and Flavor

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

One of the best ways to convey the theme of your...

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Your Expectations Lose To Player Participation

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 3, 2009 | GMing Advice

As a player I recently experienced two opposite...

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D&D Burgoo: A Dragon on the Doorstep

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 28, 2009 | GMing Advice

Making players – and by implication, their...

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Insert Catchy Wave Title Here

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 26, 2009 | Tools for GMs

As many of you know, Google has released in a limited beta its new...

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Gnomes do really bad really good

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 14, 2009 | GMing Advice

There’s a trend I’ve seen in rpgs...

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Whose Campaign Is It, Anyway?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 13, 2009 | GMing Advice

When I was writing “My Players” and...

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The Three Motivators: A Character-Building Tool

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 7, 2009 | GMing Advice

There are many ways to build a good character,...

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Deep as a Puddle: Characters and Culture

Posted by Scott Martin | Oct 1, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

One of the things that brings characters to life...

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