Category: GMing Advice

Waypoints: Shorten Your Game Prep with This Conceptual Tool

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 21, 2008 | GMing Advice

I have no idea if this concept has been floated...

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D&D Burgoo (4.0): A Howling Success?

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 20, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Some could argue that the Fourth Edition...

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A Game Gone Right

Posted by Scott Martin | Oct 16, 2008 | GMing Advice

Last week my game group had one of our most fun...

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House Rules: Supplemental Rules

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Oct 14, 2008 | GMing Advice

One type of house rule is the supplemental house...

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Ending a Campaign: Taking My Own Advice

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 14, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

When I write GMing advice here on the Stew — and previously on...

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100-Word Solutions to GMing Problems: Forgetting to Prep

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 9, 2008 | GMing Advice

Welcome the first in an ongoing series here on the Stew: 100-Word...

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D&D Burgoo (3.0): Making Your Magic Manifest

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 7, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

The Ghostwalk Campaign Option (2003, Wizards of...

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D&D Burgoo (4.0): A Real Bunch of Creeps

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 6, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

It’s a given thatÂ your October- or...

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So You Want to GM a Roleplaying-Intensive Game, Part 4

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 3, 2008 | GMing Advice

This is the fourth and final article in this series — the home...

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The Witching Hour is upon us! Time to get your witch on, or I’ll witch you in the witch!

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 3, 2008 | GMing Advice

October is upon us (by which I mean I’m writing this on the...

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Pulling Together

Posted by Scott Martin | Oct 2, 2008 | GMing Advice

Sometimes you know it’s an off week, but...

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Laptops at the Gaming Table, Part 1 of 2

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Oct 1, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

“Save vs. Blue Screen” It’s the 21st Century,...

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Short Sessions: Time-Saving Tips

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 30, 2008 | GMing Advice

Howdy! It’s been a while since I did a...

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Leave It To A Gnome To Tinker With The Idea Of GM Consulting…

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 30, 2008 | GMing Advice, Gnome Gnews

Our very own Phil Vecchione (AKA –...

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GM, Thou Art Not A Game Designer!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Sep 29, 2008 | GMing Advice

I’ve been working on my own RPG system for...

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