Category: GMing Advice

A Thousand Words: Character Portraits

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 12, 2009 | GMing Advice

Since I was 10, there has been one part of the...

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It’s Getting Late: Seven Ways to Stop Playing Before the End of an Adventure

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jun 9, 2009 | GMing Advice

We’ve all been there: The game is going...

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Dressing Up For Game

Posted by John Arcadian | Jun 8, 2009 | GMing Advice

Gamers, by our nature, are not ones to dress to...

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Use A Quote To Set The Tone Of Your Campaign

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 5, 2009 | GMing Advice

I love quotes; movie quotes, inspirational...

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Deep as a Puddle: Character Development with Tarot

Posted by Scott Martin | Jun 4, 2009 | GMing Advice

Tarot readings are an inspirational technique...

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Improve Your Game – Guaranteed

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 2, 2009 | GMing Advice

It’s been a while since I’ve ran a...

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Ready-Made Horror One-Shots: Three Movies That Are Already RPG Scenarios

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jun 1, 2009 | GMing Advice

Need a one-shot horror scenario on short notice?...

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You’re Deep as a Puddle: Making More Lively PCs and NPCs

Posted by Scott Martin | May 28, 2009 | GMing Advice

When was the last time your players actually...

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The Quest-Giver

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | May 27, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Just about every game has a variant on the...

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Methods of Collaborative Game Mastering

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | May 22, 2009 | GMing Advice

This is part of a Gnome Stew double header....

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My First Attempt At Collaborative Game Mastering

Posted by John Arcadian | May 22, 2009 | GMing Advice

This is part of a Gnome Stew double header....

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You Are Not The Director

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | May 21, 2009 | GMing Advice

We gamers commonly use a movie or theater...

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D&D Burgoo (3.5): What a charming suggestion

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | May 19, 2009 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Gnome Stew reader Noumenon requested the...

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Too Defined A Setting Can Prevent Player Creativity

Posted by John Arcadian | May 18, 2009 | GMing Advice

My current play group, wherein I’m playing...

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Problem Players

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | May 14, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

A few months ago, Tazo asked in the Suggestion...

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