Category: Players

Efficient Planning = More Fun, Sooner

Posted by Martin-TT | May 21, 2006 | Improving Your GMing, Players

In his latest See Page XX column, When Planning...

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Player Skills: Different Perspectives

Posted by Martin-TT | May 13, 2006 | Players

Over on Abulia Savant, my friend Don Mappin...

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What do You Expect from Your Players?

Posted by Martin-TT | May 12, 2006 | Players

Over on his always-engaging blog Ludanta Retero,...

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The Boardgame Approach to GMing for Newbies

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 27, 2006 | Improving Your GMing, Players

If you GM enough games, you’re going to...

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Save My Game: Older Gamers

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 18, 2006 | Players

“Mature” Gamers, Part 2 is a Save My...

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RPTips Covers Player Feedback

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 10, 2006 | Players

The latest issue of Roleplaying Tips includes a...

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Splitting the Party: 5 Approaches

Posted by Martin-TT | Apr 6, 2006 | Players

Splitting the party is something that every GM...

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Give Your Players a List of NPC Names

Posted by Martin-TT | Feb 9, 2006 | NPCs, Players

Here’s a random fantasy/sci-fi NPC name:...

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The Eight-Page Character Background

Posted by Martin-TT | Feb 7, 2006 | Players

Thor Olavsrud writes: “For many, a massive...

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Ask Your Players to GM at Least Once

Posted by Martin-TT | Feb 4, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Players

Do you have players in your group who have never...

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Difficult Players, or Aaargh!

Posted by Martin-TT | Jan 24, 2006 | Players

What kinds of difficult players have you had in...

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Meta-Questions for Your Players

Posted by Martin-TT | Jan 21, 2006 | Players

Storn has posted Character Prompting Questions...

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6 Tips for GMing a Large Group

Posted by Martin-TT | Jan 16, 2006 | Players

Somehow, you find yourself about to run a game...

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How to Kick Out a Player and Respect Yourself in the Morning

Posted by Martin-TT | Dec 24, 2005 | Players

A little while back, I asked GMs if they’d...

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The Loved, Blah, Hated List, a GMing Tool

Posted by Martin-TT | Dec 21, 2005 | Improving Your GMing, Players

Before your next gaming session, grab a pad and...

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