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Jun 24, 2008 by Martin Ralya15

Shower Insight: A-ha! Moments and Clearing GM’s Block

I've tried different approaches to game prep over the years, but lately I tend to do it all in one big rush. The rush is preceded by brainstorming and outlining, but most of my prep happens all at once. One thing I've found about this method is that it's almost inevitable that I'm to going to get GM's block during prep. I reach a point where I just don't ...

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