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Don’t Beat Yourself Up

RPT Patron A. asked me this question last week: Tell me more about how you rate yourself fairly without demotivating yourself, I could use that. The context of this request is a Musing I published that talks about doing post-session assessments of your GMing. And A. wants to know how to do this without being […]

Who’s Fault Is It? Yours?

RPT GM Duane V. asked me this interesting question about the responsibility of the GM: Hi Johnn. I was reading your latest DM Tips and a question that has bugged me for a while popped into my mind. In politics, we blame the leader if things go badly; in sport, we blame the coach; in […]

Three Dumb GM Habits I Need To Break

I have three dumb GMing habits I have to break. I’ve even written about these before. But it’s good to have a reminder because they creep back into my games over time. Maybe you have these habits too? My Precious I hold too much information back. Imagine trekking across dangerous lands, delving into dark depths, […]

The GM’s Ten Commandments: GM vs. Players

RPT GM Krys sent me this article on The GM’s Ten Commandments. While an old article from 1987, it still has some good advice. The first of Volny’s commandments made me stop and reflect: Do not consider the players as adversaries “If the players quickly neutralize or bypass these clever entrapments, the GM often has […]

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Don’t Beat Yourself Up

Who’s Fault Is It? Yours?

Three Dumb GM Habits I Need To Break

The GM’s Ten Commandments: GM vs. Players

The Haunted Mansion Savage Experience – Intriguing GMing Tips Gleaned From A Con, Part 3

The Box You Put Them In Is A Trap

Tap Into This For Deeper Gameplay

Feed Off Your School of Magic

Your First Idea Sucks