Category: GMing Advice

Time To Game

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 26, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

This past week I was at Origins and doing my...

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Handouts, Props, and Mood Setting

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jun 19, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Most of the time, the tactile sensations players...

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Using Someone Else’s Setting

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jun 7, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Here in a few weeks, I’ll be firing up a...

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Setting as a Character

Posted by J.T. Evans | May 29, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

There’s a bit of advice that floats around...

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What I Prep

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 22, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Last month I got on my soapbox about prep,...

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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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The Truth About Your Prep

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 26, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A few weeks ago, I got all ranty on Twitter...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Right Size Table

Posted by Angela Murray | Feb 25, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

What is the ideal number of players to have at...

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Something Old…Something New: About Proper Nouns

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Feb 22, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Recently I was playtesting a new game with the...

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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.

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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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The Airy Peaks – Point Crawling (03)

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Feb 11, 2019 | Design Journals, Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

There are a lot of areas that are a part of the Airy Peaks,...

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