The Social Contract of Planning
Planning in RPGs is not a fun activity, so don’t...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 28, 2024 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Planning in RPGs is not a fun activity, so don’t...
Read MorePosted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jul 14, 2023 | GMing Advice
Matt briefly discusses social contracts and how they interact with bad behavior.
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Today’s guest article — on what can...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Feb 14, 2014 | GMing Advice
This past year I had two significant events...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 6, 2013 | GMing Advice
Earlier this summer there was an awesome article...
Read MorePosted by Scott Martin | Jan 24, 2013 | GMing Advice
“Men marry women with the hope they will never...
Read MorePosted by Scott Martin | Jan 10, 2013 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
Social contracts. It’s hard to pick a...
Read MorePosted by John Arcadian | Nov 28, 2011 | GMing Advice
I sat there at the gaming table, waiting to...
Read MorePosted by John Arcadian | Aug 9, 2010 | GMing Advice
A while back my group got to the end of a...
Read MorePosted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Jun 9, 2010 | Intro to Game Mastering
First Time GM is a series of articles dedicated...
Read MorePosted by Martin Ralya | Jun 9, 2009 | GMing Advice
We’ve all been there: The game is going...
Read MorePosted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Jul 13, 2008 | GMing Advice
I forget… are we playing Saving Private...
Read MorePosted by Martin Ralya | Jun 19, 2008 | GMing Advice
(The first three steps, and my definition of...
Read MorePosted by Martin Ralya | May 21, 2008 | GMing Advice
(The first three steps — and my definition...
Read MorePosted by Martin Ralya | May 12, 2008 | GMing Advice
There are probably as many ways to define...
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