Scratching That Itch: The New Shiny
I have a great problem. I have too many RPGs and...
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Category: GMing Advice
Bringing the Merry Band Together: A Cause Worth Fighting For
Lots of tabletop RPGs spin tales of fantasy,...
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Shady PC Backstories
Not all characters start out the hero. Very few...
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GMing Fatigue
I have a bit of a conundrum I wanted to talk...
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Information Gaps – When The Information Runs Dry
In a recent game, my players reached an impasse....
Read MoreNot To Kill: Non Lethal Options In Combat
The situation was all-too-familiar – the characters had subdued a...
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One-Shot Player Prep
For long-running campaigns, quite a few GMs will...
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Mountains out of Molehills
Occasionally as GM, you’ll be running a game and...
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Playing Traditional Games Again
I have always been interested in different types...
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Mysterious Hooks
I think this article is more geared as...
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Character Dependents
As followers of my posts know, I wrapped up a...
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Coping with Multiple Personalities
A party at the palace. A meeting of the ruling...
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Final Rewards
As you can probably tell, I’ve been in the...
Read MoreWhat’s In My Session Zero Toolbox
Over the past year or so, I have been refining my Session Zero...
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Don’t Just Stop; Finish
Find your session zero notes. There’s...
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