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The Difference An Overlay Makes

I’ve been following your tips for a while and they are damn awesome, so I thought I would chip in with a little something from my campaign.

How A Reader Creates Player Reward Cards

RPT GM Richard Grilley created some cool player card props to liven up his games. Here’s howhe did it.

Monday Inspiration: The Sawfish Blade & A Holy Quest

A bit of inspiration for you, if you have five minutes.

What If A PC Was A Living Spell?

RPT GM Josh J. shared this cool idea.

Put On Your Situations Hat

Got this great tip from RPT GM Tony about how to avoid Mistake #2: Creating A Script.

What Props Do You Use?

Patron Andy Fundinger asks about what kind of props we all use:

5 Ways To Intensify Your Encounters

Awhile ago I ran an Encounter Intensify challenge. I asked RPT GMs to make one of their encounters more intense. Then they shared with me how they did it.

Getting Your Players To Roleplay More — Improving GM GIT Part V

We conclude the five-part series on how to improve your GM Interaction Time (GIT) with the final bucket that traps screen-time: Roleplaying.

Use This Simple Technique To Improv Tricky Situations With Great Clarity

Here’s a cool tip from RPT GM Jim B about how to handle roleplay and skill challenges.

He Rode In On A T-Rex And Got Buried

Murder Hobos assembled once more Friday night and the session started with a bang (literally) and ended on a very interesting note.

What I Learned While Creating My Latest Thieves’ Guild

How do you catch a unique bird?Unique up on it.How do you catch a tame bird?

My Best Reads of 2018

I got to the last page of a few fine books last year that inspired my gaming.

Help The Characters Get Into Trouble

Want to make life even more interesting for your players? Follow these three simple steps.

How To Think Faster On Your Feet — Improving GM GIT Part III

In this five-part series we’re talking about GM Interaction Time (GIT) and making a conscious effort to manage it to help make every game fun.

Another Great Storytelling Tool – The Crucible

I first learned about this storytelling technique on Usenet last millennium. Use it to go beyond standard gameplay to create interesting stories.

How Do I Know If My Game Master Cheating?

How do I know if my game master is cheating?

A Mad Lib For Random Festivals

Festivals create awesome backdrops for encounters. The crowds, the noise, the events…the chaos!

Using TV Plot Lines For Adventure Ideas

RPT GM Kelly N sent me two great examples of using TV Shows for our adventure building inspiration:

Using Random Magic the Gathering Cards As A Quick Source Of Inspiration

The guys on Dungeon Master Block have done a few podcasts of inspiration from Magic the Gathering cards and mention this site as a place for random inspiration.

Fix Session Problems Before Game Day By Doing This Simple Exercise

Post-mortem is Latin for after death. At work, I’ll run post-mortem meetings after projects to learn how we can do better next time.

What’s A Hazard? What’s A Trap?

What’s the difference between a trap and a hazard.This question was on my mind while working on a new Dungeon Generator for Campaign

World Conversion

Backers of my Demonplague Kickstarter are asking how to convert their setting to mine and vice versa. Here’s my recipe on how to convert an adventure to just about any setting.

The Demons of Hobo Past, Present, and Future – Murder Hobos S3E01 Kicks Off

I’m GMing again! I sure missed being behind the screen. Last Friday we resumed our Murder Hobos campaign and we will be playing it monthly moving forward.

A Simple And Fun Way To Run Army Battles

Today, RPT game master Scott Brown shares with us a cool and simple system for running epic army battles as stories in your campaigns.

How Can You Improve Your GM Interaction Time Rating? Improving GM GIT Part II

In a recent Musing I talked about GM Interaction Time (GIT). From the GM’s point of view, that’s a measure of how much of the game is focused on you, the GM, doing GM things.

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