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Johnny’s Five — Five Ways To Get Your Players On The Other Side Of The Screen

Posted by John Arcadian | May 11, 2009 | Johnny's Five

Troy’s article on Dave Arneson and Scott’s article on rethinking...

Johnny’s Five — Five Reasons To Sit On The Other Side Of The Screen Every Once In A While

Posted by John Arcadian | Apr 28, 2009 | Johnny's Five

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We’re so...

Wildly Different Culture Settings

Posted by John Arcadian | Apr 22, 2009 | GMing Advice

Recently, I had a chance to play in a one-on-one...

Building a Game/Campaign is like Building a Computer

Posted by John Arcadian | Mar 20, 2009 | GMing Advice

Maybe it’s just the fact that I’ve been knee...

Johnny’s Five — Five Issues With Mental Powers

Posted by John Arcadian | Mar 11, 2009 | Johnny's Five

Yes, yes, I see that you’re thinking about...

Game Without The Table

Posted by John Arcadian | Feb 23, 2009 | GMing Advice

This article is part of a three part series on...

What GMs Can Learn From Gaming Comics

Posted by John Arcadian | Feb 2, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Aside from Role Playing Games, one of my favorite pastimes is...

Island Design Theory

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 20, 2009 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice

I can’t remember the last adventure I ran that actually moved in a linear fashion. Often, I find that if I am running a pre-gen, or have built an adventure with a definite plan of execution, it ends up one of two ways. The players swing the story around like a rat flail, mangling the world until the story fits their play style (while I weep in despair over my beautiful creation), or I reign them in and keep them straight on the planned course only to find them not enjoying the game as much.