Category: Player Perspective

GNOMECAST #159 – Playing for an Audience

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Mar 1, 2023 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Player Perspective

Today we have Ang along with Phil & Senda. Today their going to talk about playing for an audience. With Panda’s. No. Wait. They’re the Panda’s. Just listen. It’ll make sense quickly.

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B2 Tips To The Players – Revisited

Posted by J.T. Evans | Feb 27, 2023 | Player Advice, Player Perspective

B2: The Keep on the Borderlands, Part Two...

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Shiny Object Gamer: Role-Playing From A Neurodivergent Perspective

Posted by Lori Caskey-Sigety | Dec 16, 2022 | Game Mastering, General, Player Advice, Player Perspective

Is there a player in your group who always shows...

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When No One Wants to GM

Posted by Brittany Ferrendi | Nov 2, 2022 | Player Perspective

When a group of people first get into tabletop...

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7 Tips to Being a Better TTRPG Player

Posted by Brittany Ferrendi | Sep 23, 2022 | Player Perspective

When searching for words of wisdom for all...

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Workplace Archetypes: Are You a Tank, Mage, or Healer?

Posted by tangibleday | Jan 26, 2022 | Editorials, General, Player Perspective

Are you a tank, mage, or healer in your...

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Playlists for Characters

Posted by Heinrich Moore | Nov 22, 2021 | General, Player Advice, Player Perspective

Among my many life regrets is that I do not have...

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Music to My Ears

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Jun 23, 2021 | Editorials, Player Advice, Player Perspective

The pandemic made it harder to stay engaged with...

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One Impossible Problem at a Time

Posted by Angela Murray | May 7, 2021 | Game Mastering, Player Perspective

A few months back, during a short Star Wars...

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Solo Gaming in the Time of Covid

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Mar 8, 2021 | Editorials, Player Perspective

It’s the third week since my mentor was declared...

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Debilitating Conditions at the Table

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Feb 22, 2021 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Player Perspective

Thirty minutes into the session, the moment...

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How to Be(come) a Grateful Gamer

Posted by Bridgett Jeffries | Feb 17, 2021 | Gaming Conventions, General, Player Perspective

Ask yourself the following questions. When you...

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The Tools of Engagement

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Feb 8, 2021 | Editorials, Player Perspective

With everything digital right now as we social...

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Conventional Wisdom: My Weekend of Call of Cthulhu

Posted by Jared Rascher | Nov 5, 2020 | Player Perspective

This article originally appeared on my blog...

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Mysterious Hooks

Posted by J.T. Evans | Sep 14, 2020 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Perspective

I think this article is more geared as...

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