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Gnome Stew won the silver ENnie Award for Best Blog in 2011 and 2010 -- thank you for your support! Online since 2008, we've published 1,110 articles packed with GMing tips and advice, as well as two books for GMs. Our top 30 articles make a great starting point for new readers.

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Aug 9, 2010 by 6

Troupe Style GMing and the Gaming Charter

A while back my group got to the end of a campaign I was running and I was 4 steps beyond GM burnout. Deciding that no one wanted to pick up a new campaign of a couple of months, and deciding that we didn’t want to do a string of one shots, we bandied about many ideas for what we wanted to do. Finally, someone suggested we take ...
May 22, 2009 by 8

Methods of Collaborative Game Mastering

This is part of a Gnome Stew double header. Click here to check out John’s article for a look at collaborative GMing from a beginner’s perspective. It's also a very belated response to AlasseMages' suggestion in the pot.   Game Mastering can be a lot of fun, but it can also be a lot of work. Some of us simply don’t have the time or energy to devote to ...
May 22, 2009 by 8

My First Attempt At Collaborative Game Mastering

This is part of a Gnome Stew double header. Click here to check out Walt's article "Methods of Collaborative Game Mastering" for a look at collaborative GMing from a more experienced perspective. The Game Master for one of the games that I’m currently playing in has decided he wants to step down. The group wants to see the game go on, but the GM is done. No one ...

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