Tag: learning
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How to improve your online RPG sessions
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As I have previously stated, there are many pros to online GMing. But as some of you have pointed out, there are limitations as well. I don’t call them “cons”…
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How to not ruin your RPG session
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You know what ruins an RPG session? When the rulebooks get opened up. You know what ruins it the most? When the GM is the one opening the book. While…
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How gamers can become readers…which they should!
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Reading is an absolute necessity for creators. And that applies to Game Masters and game players as much as it does to any other creative! But if you’re like me,…
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Should you try competitive gaming?
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“Competitive games are not for me.” “Competitive gamers tend to be jerks.” “Competitive games take all the fun out of it.” Have you ever heard sentiments like these? Maybe you’ve…
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How can you keep your players engaged and excited?
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What was the last movie that you saw? I’m ashamed to say it was Ted. Yes, the Mark Wahlberg movie with Peter Griffin talking for a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear. …
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Learning from Gary Gygax: Consistency
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Reading is one of the best things any gamer can do. Especially GMs. It’s hard to be creative in output, when you’re not taking in creative input. Every night when…
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What Adventure Should You Run?
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D&D 5th Edition is finally coming of age. If you’re a DM just getting into the game (like myself), you have a short time before you hit option overload. The…
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Does growing up mean giving up gaming?
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“Fantasy as a cultural phenomenon felt vaguely unsettling to me. I wondered if pervasive escapism had infantilized an entire generation.” So began a quest for Ethan Gilsdorf, journalist and geek…
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When work follows you to the gaming table…
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I’m sure you’re familiar with the popular sitcom, The Office, whether in its British or American versions. They’re both excellent, for the record. Regardless, it’s a story of people who…
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Life, Love, Gaming, and Guilt
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Have you ever found yourself feeling guilty at the game table? I’m not talking about the lawful good paladin who is appalled at his colleagues activities. I’m not even talking…