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Mar 19, 2009 by 15

Pacing and Transitions

As a GM, pacing is one problem I often struggle to address. When you're planning things out, you probably imagine how much time things are going to take. Then you get to the table and it doesn't work out as you imagined at all. In recent sessions, the characters have been harassing and besieging a dwarf controlled city. Before the mission began, the players looked over the world map ...
Jan 29, 2009 by 14

D&D Burgoo: Adventuring for the Young’uns

Timon and Salcheech tossed related questions into the Suggestion Pot, both dealing with gaming with 9- and 10-year-olds.  Specifically, Timon was looking for advice on pacing games for that age group, while Salcheech was interested in scaling the game to that age range, as well as, whether morality lessons could be incorporated into the sessions. Interesting questions, and I think it’s great these Stew readers are introducing the game ...

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