Combat

In-Game Adjustments

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 30, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

A few weeks ago I was running my Night’s Black...

Growing tension mechanic for your game

Posted by Tomas Gimenez Rioja | Apr 22, 2022 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

There are times in your games in which you want...

No Combat No Problem

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Feb 18, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Recently, my gaming group has been trying out...

Not To Kill: Non Lethal Options In Combat

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 30, 2020 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

The situation was all-too-familiar – the characters had subdued a...

Don’t Describe Combat

Posted by Guest Author | Oct 21, 2014 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article was written by Will...

Running Combats Without A Game Master

Posted by John Arcadian | Apr 9, 2014 | GMing Advice

When my gaming group and I see that a game is...

Review: Automagic Tiles (Pre-Release Version)

Posted by Martin Ralya | May 28, 2013 | Reviews

Ralph Clark from Ingression Point asked me if...

Pacing, Rounds, and Segments

Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 13, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Sometimes you need to remember to slow down and...

Don’t Waste My Time: Tips for Keeping Your Games Moving

Posted by Guest Author | Dec 12, 2011 | GMing Advice

Back in October we partnered with Fear the Boot...

As The Player Turns – When PVP Is Fun, And What To Do When It Isn’t

Posted by John Arcadian | Jul 1, 2011 | GMing Advice

At Origins this year I ran a lot of games. Most...

Front-load Your Encounters

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | May 5, 2011 | GMing Advice

Gripe all you want about 4E, but I’ve learned...

Johnny’s Five – Five Ways To Overcome Combat Haus Characters In Combat

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 21, 2010 | GMing Advice

Â Sometimes being a Game master feels like...

Tips for Running Narrative Combats: No Minis or Maps Required

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jul 27, 2010 | GMing Advice

Over in the Suggestion Pot, Gnome Stew reader...

HackMaster Basic Review Part 2: Combat!

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 6, 2009 | Reviews

In yesterday’s article we looked at the character creation system in...

Johnny’s Five – Five Reasons/Ways To Get Out of A Not fun Combat

Posted by John Arcadian | Aug 12, 2009 | Johnny's Five

I recently ran a game that had a far too long and not fun combat in...

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