Category: Tools for GMs

3 Medieval Tortures And The Exercises You Can Do To Experience Them

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Jul 8, 2019 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Players, Tools for GMs

I am currently writing this post with my nose,...

Craving More Narrative Drama in Your D&D Game?

Posted by Daniel Kwan | Jul 3, 2019 | Editorials, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Here are some of @danielhkwan’s favourite tools for adding more narrative drama to your D&D games! Huzzah!

Sticky Situations (Harnessing Office Supplies For Better Gaming)

Posted by Jared Rascher | Jul 1, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Over the last few years, whenever I watch a...

4 More Funky Fungi to Liven Up Your Game (Part 2 of 2)

Posted by Chuck Lauer | May 17, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

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Randomer Encounters

Posted by Chris Baker | Apr 29, 2019 | Campaigns, Encounters, Game Mastering, Tools for GMs, Treasure Tables

If you have run a game campaign for any...

4 Funky Fungi to Liven Up Your Game (And A Few Ways To Use Them)–Part 1 of 2

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Apr 22, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Beneath the soil they wait, oozing digestive juices to liquefy and...

The Airy Peaks — The Town of Foot. Part 3 (06)

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Apr 19, 2019 | Design Journals, Game Making, NPCs, Tools for GMs

Let us continue our look at the town of Foot...

Teaching Tabletop Role Playing Games

Posted by Andi Fox | Apr 17, 2019 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

In 2011 I offered to DM a 4-hour session...

Leveraging Tech at the Table

Posted by J.T. Evans | Apr 15, 2019 | Game Mastering, Player Perspective, Tools for GMs

The Obvious: Distraction I know a few (probably...

The Airy Peaks – The Town of Foot. Part 2 (05)

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Apr 3, 2019 | Design Journals, Game Making, NPCs, Tools for GMs

The town of Foot is the home base of any Airy...

Session Zero: Confessions of an Uber Nerd

Posted by Craig Dedrick | Mar 18, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Just when you thought that the idea of a session...

Troy’s Crock Pot: Joining the prep lite brigade

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Mar 4, 2019 | Crock Pot, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

I wanted to share my experience running...

The Airy Peaks – The Town of Foot. Part 1 (04)

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Feb 27, 2019 | Design Journals, Game Making, Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

As you emerge from the Pineward Forest you see...

Daniel Kwan’s Guide to being a Professional GM

Posted by Daniel Kwan | Feb 20, 2019 | Editorials, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, GMing Community, Tools for GMs

Podcaster, game designer, and professional GM Daniel Kwan breaks down how to become a GM-for-hire in his latest editorial.

An Elementary Alternative to Combat (Air/Earth)

Posted by Chuck Lauer | Feb 18, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Tactical RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Savage...

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