Posts Tagged by burnout
| December 14, 2012 | Posted by Phil Vecchione |
I had every intention this week of writing an article about using rules outside of their initial design, and the pitfalls and opportunities that surround that. That was the plan, and I promise that at some point I will come back to that topic. Instead, I wanted to talk about something that I think every GM who has been behind the screen long enough has encountered… a slump. Not The S Word?! Slump. S-l-u-m-p. There I said it. I have been trying to avoid admitting…
| March 4, 2009 | Posted by Walt Ciechanowski |
I can’t wait for GenCon 2009. One of the many reasons that I’m looking forward to it is because I get to do something that I almost never do the rest of the year: I become a player. I’m one of those gamers that just prefers to GM over playing and, for the last two years, I’ve been GMing for both of my gaming groups. While I do enjoy playing every once in a while, it isn’t long before I start getting that itch again…
| December 12, 2008 | Posted by John Arcadian |
With the holidays approaching and schedules becoming more and more hectic many Game Masters are likely to suffer from cases of GM burnout. GMs aren’t the only ones susceptible to burning out on gaming though. Players can burnout on gaming and not bring their usual gusto to the table or even decide not to show up at all. Here are some reasons for gamer burnout and some tips to help avoid it. Schedule Hecticness Problem A lot of times GM and player burnout is a…
| August 12, 2008 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
When you need a break from GMing, whether it’s a short one or a long one — or even due to burnout — nothing recharges your batteries and stirs up your creative juices like spending time on the other side of the screen as a player. Every GM is different, and every break is different. Right now my group is alternating two ongoing games: Sam runs D&D 3.5e two weeks in a row, then I run Mage two weeks in a row. I love my…
| July 30, 2008 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Face it: You’ll never match the polish and cool factor of a published adventure developed by a team of professional game designers in your home game. Nothing you run will ever be as cool as your favorite movie, with talented actors, a multi-million dollar budget, an experienced director and a massive creative push from dozens and dozens of other people. There’s no way the plotline of your campaign will ever equal the story in your favorite book, or that the NPCs you roleplay will convey…
| July 1, 2008 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Immortal. Classic. Throbbing with manly manhood. Everything a roleplaying game should be. Synnibarr! All others are just pale imitations. Never heard of World of Synnibarr? You owe it to yourself to buy a copy on eBay (mine was $10), or at the very least to read the classic RPGnet review. Thus Continues the Gospel According to Synnibarr III. Ptoing! Your puny missile cannot penetrate my medieval plate armor! Armor in Synnibarr offers logarithmic protection. And makes no sense. So not only is the armor system…
