Category: Gaming Trends

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Games Within The Game
June 3, 2011 Posted by

I’m likely going to make the world meta-explode with this one, but let’s take that risk and talk about games. Not just the tabletop games we play, or the video games  we play when we aren’t running a game or playing in one. No, let’s talk about games within the games we play. Amalgamation When we sit down to play a tabletop RPG, we are actually playing a conglomeration of a lot of different types of games. The mechanical aspects of engaging in a combat…

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Nine Words That Improve Your Game – What Do You Want To Get Out Of This?
May 13, 2011 Posted by

Every Game Master has been in the situation where a player starts pursuing some course of action that you just can’t divine the purpose off. They attempt a long complicated string of skill rolls, roleplaying interactions, and other hare brained interactions to get to … well, you never quite know until the very end. Maybe they just wanted that extra +2 bonus, or to get a better price for the loot they were selling, or to get the security schematics for the place they are…

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The Themed Campaign
April 28, 2011 Posted by
GMingAdvice01

So stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A Dragonblooded paladin who is trying to make a more noble name for his people, a shadowy thief/assassin Eladrin kicked out of his people for his devious ways, a high ranking human cleric of pelor  fresh from the convent, and a tiefling warlock with a dark past walk into a tavern where a man in a corner gives them a simple mission to track down something, setting them on a long quest which leads them to…

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D&D Burgoo (Third Edition): I Never Promised You A PrC
April 21, 2011 Posted by
GMingAdvice01

Back in December, I promised to deliver my rant on prestige classes. Instead, I ended up designing one. (Nothing in life goes in a straight line, it seems. Just curves, twists and unexpected opportunities.) Using the 3.5 variant Pathfinder rules, I submitted and had published the Dawa Defender, which is available as a free download, Wayfinder 4, over at paizo.com. Thanks to some development from editors Liz Courts, Adam Daigle and Ashavan Doyon, and company, and a particularly kicking illustration from Eureka contributor Hugo Solis,…

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GMing bootcamp
February 25, 2011 Posted by

If you’ve been longing to hone your GMing skills, do I have a program for you. Much like the body bootcamps advertised by gyms, this innovative system is designed to increase your flexibility, bulk up your strengths, and build your endurance. It’s an intensive program–my first run lasted 18 weeks (including a couple of double sessions), and I’m currently three weeks into a 13 week commitment. The program is D&D Encounters. Participating GMs agree to show up and take all comers, week after week. GMs…

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D&D Burgoo (4E): Giving characters some career guidance
August 24, 2010 Posted by
What character theme best fits this Dark Sun champion?

One of my initial disappointments with the Fourth Edition’s Player’s Handbook was lack of space devoted to development of a character’s story. Not their abilities — their individual story. As a GM, I love when players bring a concept to the table that allows their growth along storylines. Extra feats and class abilities are fine and dandy — but these are basically add-ons to a character’s combat capabilities. Missing from 4E was space given to a character’s background or profession. Basically, the game asserts “you…

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Giving The Gnomish Link Love
August 20, 2010 Posted by
GMingAdvice01

Dislcaimer–This is not some Legend of Zelda fanfic.  If you want that stuff, go to the experts. While we Gnomes work tirelessly at making our stew and serving up great GMing advice, when we are not tending the giant cauldron, we are like you: out on the Internet surfing for drow p0rn RPG blogs and podcasts. We wanted to share some of our current favorite blogs and podcasts with you, and give you a chance to let us know what other sites you are reading…

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