What Good Improv Looks Like
At this weekend’s D&D game (in which...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Oct 1, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
At this weekend’s D&D game (in which...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 28, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, PCs
It can be tempting to include or encourage...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 24, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns
For today, two GMing links and a smidgen of...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 16, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
Over the years, I’ve observed that a...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 15, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Prep
Sitting here listening to MC Frontalot’s...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 10, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, NPCs, Worldbuilding
Good stuff for GMs from around the web: ...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 9, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
As promised, I went screenless for last...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Sep 5, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
I wrote about alternating games back in 2005,...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 26, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Improving Your GMing
Social contracts are a popular topic here, and...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 25, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns, Guest Posts
At this year’s Mastering Your GM-Fu...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 16, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Nature of GMing
An interesting side topic came up in the...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 12, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
From what I’ve seen, there are two schools...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 11, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
I’m not a fan of taking calls during...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 9, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Players, Prep
Notes to the GM – What a Player...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 7, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
To commemorate the end of my group’s...
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