Category: Guest Posts

What to Do When Your Favorite RPG Goes Out of Print

Posted by Martin-TT | Dec 12, 2006 | Campaigns, Guest Posts

This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM)...

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The Care and Feeding of Evil Overlords

Posted by Martin-TT | Dec 4, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns, Guest Posts

This is a guest post by Tom Bisbee, AKA Gospog,...

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Setting Up Your Game Space

Posted by Martin-TT | Nov 27, 2006 | Guest Posts, Organization

Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM), the author of three...

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GMing With ADD/ADHD

Posted by Martin-TT | Nov 8, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Guest Posts

This guest post is from Amaril, who asked me to...

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Three Kinds of Encounter: Obstacles, Breakthroughs and Climaxes

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 21, 2006 | Encounters, Guest Posts

In the comments on Encounters: A Similar Formula...

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Spy Games are All About Paranoia

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 18, 2006 | Genre Advice, Guest Posts

This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM) is...

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Make the Bugs Scary: Little Touches for Horror RPGs

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 11, 2006 | Genre Advice, Guest Posts

This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM) is...

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Three Tips for Running Memorable Supers Games

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 7, 2006 | Genre Advice, Guest Posts

This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM) is...

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Making Magic in Fantasy RPGs

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 5, 2006 | Genre Advice, Guest Posts

This guest post by tsuyoshikentsu is the first...

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GMing with Pictures

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 31, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Guest Posts

This is a guest post by John Arcadian, of...

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Stealing the Flashlight

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 15, 2006 | Guest Posts, Players

This is a guest post by TT reader Nick Bell (who...

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The Rule of No Fudge and the Rule of Tactically Interesting

Posted by Martin-TT | Jul 21, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Encounters, Guest Posts

In a comment on The Tough Part About Tactical...

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Social Contracts for RPG Groups

Posted by Martin-TT | Jun 14, 2006 | Guest Posts, Improving Your GMing

This is a guest post by Chris Chinn, who writes...

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Convention GMing with Pre-Gen Characters: Why and How

Posted by Martin-TT | Jun 5, 2006 | Convention Games, Guest Posts, PCs

This is our second guest post by Dr. Nik on...

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Convention GMing on the Mind: Linear or Loose?

Posted by Martin-TT | May 17, 2006 | Convention Games, Guest Posts

With GenCon 2006 on the horizon, it’s time...

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