Category: Bad GMing

Pink Shirts at GenCon 2007

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 2, 2007 | Bad GMing, Cons and Events, Improving Your GMing

One final (?) GMing observation from this...

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How to Be a Bad GM: A Primer

Posted by Martin-TT | Oct 26, 2006 | Bad GMing

Before the game begins, help the players out by...

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Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em

Posted by Martin-TT | Jun 20, 2006 | Bad GMing

How do you give GMing advice to a friend without...

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Meet My New Monster, the Ball-Buster

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 15, 2006 | Bad GMing

GMs have a lot of power in most RPGs, and that...

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The Iron Fist and Abused GM Syndrome

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 14, 2006 | Bad GMing

Continuing our informal series on bad GMing...

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Gandalf Flies in on His Gold Dragon…Again

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 13, 2006 | Bad GMing

Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s post...

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My Girlfriend is AC 100

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 12, 2006 | Bad GMing

A recent TT forum thread on bad GMing got me to...

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The Worst Dungeon Master Ever

Posted by Martin-TT | Dec 25, 2005 | Bad GMing

Merry Christmas! Here’s a little...

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