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Jan 19, 2010 by John Arcadian7

GMing Traps

Trap: 2 a : something by which one is caught or stopped unawares; also : a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape One of my recent personal goals has been to focus on the types of Game Mastering that I don't normally do. To that end, I started thinking about what traps ...
May 12, 2008 by Patrick Benson26

5 Mistakes of the New GM

I love it when a new GM steps up to the plate! Good GMs are what keep our hobby going and expanding our ranks is a real benefit to tabletop RPGs across the board. Yet I've noticed that there are some common mistakes made amongst new GMs that veteran GMs tend to avoid due to their years of acquired wisdom and experience (i.e. - we have already made ...

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