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Do This Often To Keep Your Players Engaged

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0885 Questions are the best way to get your players tuned in, roleplaying, and thinking about the game. However, not all questions are equal. GIGO applies here. Ask a bad question, get a garbage answer and no game lift. But ask the right question at the right time and you reap all […]

GMing Your First Game Session – d12 Tips

What advice would you give to a GM prepping their first session? A reader emailed me and shared their nervousness at sitting behind the screen for the first time. So I asked this question over at the Game Master Tips community (almost 9,000 members woot!) and received some great advice. Here’s d12 excellent pieces of […]

GMing Your First Game Session – d12 Tips

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #703 What advice would you give to a GM prepping their first session? A reader emailed me and shared their nervousness at sitting behind the screen for the first time. So I asked this question over at the Game Master Tips community (almost 9,000 members woot!) and received some great advice. Here’s […]

Law Vs. Lore — My Thoughts On Rules and Fudging Rolls

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1064 I hear many GMs fudge rolls and regard every rule as changeable on their whim. Here’s my philosophy, which has changed over the years, and is now at a place I think makes for better gaming with my friends. Law vs. Lore First, a couple of RPT definitions. Law Law is […]

How Do I Know If My Game Master Cheating?

How do I know if my game master is cheating?

How To Create Your Own Combat Missions

Want to design your own combat missions, fully tailored to the people, places, and things of your campaign? Today you’ll learn how to do this, including what design questions to ask and answer along the way. Let total annihilation scenarios take a back seat while you light a fire under your combat creativity.

5 Tips For Co-GMing Games

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0273 5 Tips For Co-GMing Games The most common co-GMing arrangement is for two game masters to sit behind the screen at once to help each other run sessions. There are many benefits to this approach, such as shared planning and preparation, a higher GM-per-player ratio to better serve players, shared workload, […]