Category: GMing Advice

Pacing, Rounds, and Segments

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 13, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Sometimes you need to remember to slow down and...

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Get GMing Inspiration from Gary Gygax’s Appendix N

Posted by Martin Ralya | Sep 6, 2012 | GMing Advice

I recently started a side project on my personal blog, Yore: Reading...

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Driftwood: Relationship Pathways

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 4, 2012 | GMing Advice

When left to my own devices, I generally run...

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Player References for System Mastery and Quick Play

Posted by Scott Martin | Aug 30, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

I get to play in a Doctor Who game this...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Combat Description is a 4E Gem

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Aug 27, 2012 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

So, during my monthly review of podcasts during...

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Use the PCs’ Actions to Tell a Great Story

Posted by Patrick Benson | Aug 23, 2012 | GMing Advice

I am back from another great Gen Con, and I...

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A Social Media Campaign for Your RPG Campaign

Posted by Guest Author | Aug 17, 2012 | GMing Advice

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s guest...

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Keeping the Home [Game] Fires Burning

Posted by Guest Author | Aug 16, 2012 | GMing Advice

Guest author David Miller is a displaced...

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Time Travel in RPGs: Impossible or Merely Tricky?

Posted by Scott Martin | Aug 10, 2012 | GMing Advice

I’m looking around and planning...

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The Taxman Goeth

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Aug 9, 2012 | GMing Advice

Once again, it’s time for everyone between the...

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Three of a Kind: Sidekick NPCs

Posted by Patrick Benson | Aug 9, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Ever play poker? You might be dealt three of a...

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What Legend of Zelda Can Teach Us about Dungeon Design

Posted by Guest Author | Aug 7, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article was written by...

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Rotating Alphas

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Aug 6, 2012 | GMing Advice

One of the problems, especially with larger...

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Big Assed Dice

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Aug 3, 2012 | GMing Advice

I like big dice and I cannot lie You other GMs...

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On Handling RP Romance

Posted by Guest Author | Aug 2, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article was written by...

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