Story Mashups for Improvising
Sometimes you have to wing it, but the secret to...
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Tag: improvisation
3-3-3 Quick Prep, Examples In Play
A while back I dropped an article talking about...
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The 3-3-3 Approach To Quick Game Prep
Anymore, I’m pretty much an improv only Game...
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Enabling Player Fun – Win Scenarios
No matter how roleplaying heavy or interactive a...
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Whose Game Is It Anyways
I just got finished with my stint at Con on the...
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Running A Minimal Prep Game
A few weeks ago I was preparing for running...
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Improvisation: Give Your Players Enough Rope to Have a Blast, but Not Enough to Hang Themselves
When I’m playing but not GMing (as is the...
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Loose Prep, Detailed Play
When I run my D&D 4e game I use a random...
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It’s Getting Late: Seven Ways to Stop Playing Before the End of an Adventure
We’ve all been there: The game is going...
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Emerging Complexity for GMs: It Rocks for NPCs
It took me some time to get used to the idea of...
Read More100-Word Solutions to GMing Problems: Forgetting to Prep
Welcome the first in an ongoing series here on the Stew: 100-Word...
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