My First Attempt At Collaborative Game Mastering
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Category: GMing Advice
You Are Not The Director
We gamers commonly use a movie or theater...
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D&D Burgoo (3.5): What a charming suggestion
Gnome Stew reader Noumenon requested the...
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Too Defined A Setting Can Prevent Player Creativity
My current play group, wherein I’m playing...
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Problem Players
A few months ago, Tazo asked in the Suggestion...
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Four Ways to Make Your Players Happy
Happy players (and remember, you’re a...
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System Promiscuity
I have played a lot of d20. I started right...
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Take another look at your group
Our group just launched a parallel game of...
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Hot Button: New Editions
No, this article is not about Ronnie, Bobby,...
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The Evil Campaign
Time to dip into the Suggestion Pot to see...
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Customizing an Adventure: Making Published Modules Your Own
Brcarl asked a couple of questions (1, 2) in the...
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The Rebound Game
Let me tell you a story. Late last year, I...
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10 Reasons Why Roleplaying Games Are a Positive Force for Kids and Adults Alike
Playing roleplaying games (often called...
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Wildly Different Culture Settings
Recently, I had a chance to play in a one-on-one...
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RPGs Are Engines for Making Interesting Decisions
When you get right down to it, what is an RPG?...
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