Category: GMing Advice

Improv Toolkit

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 27, 2014 | GMing Advice

You are not as creative as you think you are, and less so when you...

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Minor Characterization: It’s your birthday…

Posted by Scott Martin | Jun 26, 2014 | GMing Advice

As a GM, you have a lot of characters with...

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Five Tips for Writing a Players’ Guide to Your Campaign World

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jun 18, 2014 | GMing Advice

Gnome Stew reader Max sent us this article...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jun 17, 2014 | GMing Advice

A tavern is more than a name or its bill of...

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But We Don’t Want to Learn a New System!

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jun 16, 2014 | GMing Advice

With her year-long Pathfinder campaign finally...

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Success is Assumed

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jun 13, 2014 | GMing Advice

When you run an adventure, do you assume the PCs...

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The Other Side of the Screen: GMs Should Play More

Posted by John Fredericks | Jun 11, 2014 | GMing Advice

Many gamemasters run games for months or even...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: ‘Ultimate’ NPC generator?

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jun 10, 2014 | GMing Advice

If there’s one design element that’s in my...

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Why Should I be Interested? Treat Your Game Like Selling A Product

Posted by John Arcadian | Jun 9, 2014 | GMing Advice

Origins is coming up this week, and all of the...

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You Can’t Afford Samuel L. Jackson

Posted by Angela Murray | Jun 6, 2014 | GMing Advice

They’re in it deep, way over their heads....

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Moderating Instant Advancement

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jun 3, 2014 | GMing Advice

Whether the campaign starts at a higher level...

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Questions for Reflective GM’s

Posted by John Fredericks | May 27, 2014 | GMing Advice

When I was taking my teacher classes, we were...

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Say My Name, Say My Name

Posted by Angela Murray | May 23, 2014 | GMing Advice

Names are important and have more power than we...

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Tick Tock – The Countdown Mechanic

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 22, 2014 | GMing Advice

Building actual tension at a table is not an...

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Pick Your Jaws Up Off The Floor…You’ve Been Blindsided!

Posted by Phil Vecchione | May 16, 2014 | GMing Advice

For the most part, we GM’s take a lot of...

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