Category: Role of the GM

Getting Players to GM

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Jul 22, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Common Problems, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Intro to Game Mastering, Players, Role of the GM, Tools for GMs

As a GM, do you really get to play like everyone...

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GMs as Creators and Managers

Posted by Martin-TT | Oct 12, 2007 | Guest Posts, Role of the GM

TT reader, RPG freelancer and author of Opening...

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Are You the Most Dialed-in Gamer in Your Group?

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 27, 2007 | Role of the GM

As the GM, are you the gamer in your group who...

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Callbacks, YPAL Updated and GM Types

Posted by Martin-TT | Jul 27, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Role of the GM

Three GMing links, three completely different...

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Bribing the GM

Posted by Martin-TT | Feb 10, 2007 | Role of the GM

Back in high school, I gamed with a GM who...

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Game Master, Referee, Storyteller: What’s in a Name?

Posted by Martin-TT | Feb 27, 2006 | Role of the GM

Here on TT, I use “Game Master” (or...

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GM as Meeting Facilitator

Posted by Martin-TT | Jan 3, 2006 | Role of the GM

Meeting Facilitation and Gaming is an absolutely...

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How Different RPGs Define the GM’s Role

Posted by Martin-TT | Dec 26, 2005 | Role of the GM

Chris Chinn, of Deep in the Game (one of the...

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Professional GMing

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 11, 2005 | Role of the GM

I had a chance to game with Tavis Allison, the...

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What Does the GM Do?

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 2, 2005 | Role of the GM

Sounds like a pretty dumb question, right? Or at...

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GM by Default

Posted by Martin-TT | Jul 26, 2005 | Role of the GM

Have you ever run a game because no one else...

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