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6/666 Tips For GMing An Evil Group

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0159 From Mark L. Chance I have some experience GMing for an evil group. I ran a high-level 2nd edition AD&D game for evil warlord characters a few years ago. I’ve also run a handful of super-villain-oriented games in systems such as DC Heroes and Marvel Super Heroes. When I saw the […]

Irony Is A Great GM Tool – 9 Tips

From Johnn Four Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0158 A Brief Word From Johnn Gosford Park Movie Good Inspiration For Servant NPCs I recently saw the movie Gosford Park, a murder mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie (some might find it too slow, and there’s nary an explosion or car crash in it) because it revealed the […]

10 PBEM Etiquette Tips For Beginner Players

From Jack Butler Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0145 A Brief Word From Johnn “Feedback For Johnn” Contest Prizes–Up for grabs in this contest are a bunch of d20 GM aid software titles! Winners will receive a fully licensed version of one of the following: The publishers have each offered 3 copies as prizes, so there’s a […]

5 Ways To Harness Game Master Assistants

From Zaboem Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0144 A Brief Word From Johnn Mapping Document Volunteer Needed This week I’ve posted a Tips request for more map links and I need a volunteer to help whip up a Supplemental Issue for them. The person will need to categorize the links (i.e. fantasy, map software, etc.) and write […]

8 Game Etiquette Tips

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0143 A Brief Word From Johnn This week’s tips from Jonathan Hicks are all about having as much fun as possible at the game table. You might have read some them before in this ezine or elsewhere, but I thought the article would be great for you because: It […]

14 MUSH Tips

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0140 A Brief Word From Johnn Peak RPG Time – Try To Find Time To Play This is prime time for playing RPGs. School’s back in session, work holidays are usually over, and most family events have finished up till Thanksgiving. Your players should have no more excuses for missing game nights. […]

The Art Of The Poker Face

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0139 The Art Of The Poker Face Power Comes From Uncertainty Being able to express your feelings and the feelings of your NPCs is an important part of GMing. However, there are times and places where the ability to mask your feelings is important, and a good poker face is the key. […]

11 Dice Rolling Tips

From Johnn Quatre Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0138 A Brief Word From Johnn NPC Essentials Review My eBook about GMing, designing, and managing NPCs received it’s first review. Cool! Check it out at: http://www.gamewyrd.com/review/113/GM_Mastery%3A_NPC_Essentials On Holidays – #139 September 8th It’s time for a little vacation next week and there will be no issue sent next weekend. […]

4 Tips From Your Fellow Subscribers

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0137 A Brief Word From Johnn Free Article Available From The NPC Essentials eBook Well, at long last, I’ve finally finished my book on roleplaying, GMing, managing, and designing NPCs. Woohoo! I was originally commissioned to produce 50 pages. However, there was just too much I wanted to say, […]

The Art Of Providing Evasive Answers

From Johnn Five Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0136 A Brief Word From Johnn PBeM List Delayed By One Week To date, I’ve received a half dozen or so listings of subscriber PBeM/Internet games for other Tips subscribers to hook up with. I received a couple more late today, so I’m going to delay the listings by […]

12 Tips For Internet GMing

From Daniel Howard Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0135 A Brief Word From Johnn This Week’s Article Great For Pen & Paper GMs Too In his introduction, Daniel says his tips lean more towards online GMs. However, I think pen and paper GMs would benefit from many of them too. If you are a P&P gamer, check […]

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8 Tips For Recovering From GM Burn-Out: GM Burn-Out Tip – Part II

From Andrew McLaren Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0131 A Brief Word From Johnn GM Burn-Out Tips: Supplemental Issue #9 Free For The Taking This week Andrew gives us 8 excellent tips on GM burn-out. I received many reader tips and suggestions as well, and I’ve learned that there are two different kinds of burn-out. The first […]

9 Symptoms Of GM Burn-Out: Avoiding GM Burn-Out – Part I

From Andrew McLaren Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0130 A Brief Word From Johnn GM burn-out is a pretty serious issue. I’ve received a fair number of “I’m leaving the hobby for awhile” feedback responses from ezine unsubscribers over the years, and I wonder how many were a result of burn-out? We’ll never know, I guess. In […]

8 Ways To Spice Up A Campaign With Religion

From Neil Faulkner Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0121 A Brief Word From Johnn NPC Design Topics — Feedback Requested The good news is I’ve got a cool contract to write a d20 book on NPC Design. Yippee! The bad news is I’ve already got writer’s block, lol. I think I’m just freaked out by the whole […]

Rewards: 6 Ways To Help Your Players Develop Compelling Characters During Play

From Johnn Four, patreon.com/johnnfour Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #1188 A Brief Word From Johnn Marcus, a good friend and an awesome roleplayer, recently taught me about a different kind of reward for roleplaying while we were planning a co-GM session. He explained to me that it’s rewarding for players to have the spotlight at the game […]

Mapping Dilemma – How To Stop Your Players From Yawning

From Johnn Four Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0001 I hate to admit it, but because of bad RPG mapping habits I game mastered a “yawner” last night. My number one goal for each and every session is to entertain, and players yawning is a sure sign I’ve missed my mark. While every game master has their […]

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