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bugbears are “just a raid by bugbears” if the players WANT them to be just a raid by bugbears
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Oct 8, 2021 | GMing Advice
bugbears are “just a raid by bugbears” if the players WANT them to be just a raid by bugbears
Read MorePosted by Pete Petrusha | Sep 23, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Encounters, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Intro to Game Mastering, Nature of GMing, Prep, Products for GMs, Tools for GMs
Want to write better adventures? Want to prep...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 6, 2016 | Tools for GMs
A common behavior (at least at every table I’ve...
Read MorePosted by John Arcadian | Oct 22, 2015 | GMing Advice
I was at Con On The Cob this weekend and I got...
Read MorePosted by Scott Martin | Jul 24, 2014 | Spotlight, Tools for GMs
If you don’t follow him regularly, you...
Read MorePosted by John Arcadian | Dec 4, 2013 | Hot Buttons
I’ve always been a fan of the theory that...
Read MorePosted by Don Mappin | Sep 26, 2013 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
For many years I’ve been a happy owner of...
Read MorePosted by Scott Martin | Jul 13, 2010 | GMing Advice
If you only have a sketch of a little area and...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 23, 2010 | GMing Advice
Encounter types are one of the variables with...
Read MorePosted 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.
Read MoreHey you. Yeah, you. Do you know about Gnomecast 21? Why isn’t it in the archives? What are they hiding? If you value your safety… don’t go searching for Gnomecast 21…
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