#RPGaDay2018 – Day 7: How can a GM make the stakes important?
Welcome to Day 7 of #RPGaDay2018. Week 2, day 2 of How… week. The question for today is: How can a GM make the stakes important? To me this is the flipside of...
August 7, 2018
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#RPGaDay2018 – Day 6: How can players make a world seem real?
Welcome to Day 6 of #RPGaDay2018. It’s Monday, week 2, and we are venturing into the How… week. I’m sharing this post almost before day 6 ends, RL and all that. Still I’m...
August 7, 2018
Truly Collaborative
I am starting my reading up on Corolis but this is going to take a while so I thought I would give you a mini series based around GM emulators. With the discussion last...
December 16, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 26: Wonderful toys!
Hello and welcome to the last Saturday post for #RPGaDay2017. We’re almost done. This month has flown by far too fast! Just like yesterday, I Was unsure about what to write today. Once...
August 26, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 25: Many thanks!
Another Friday, another #RPGaDay2017 post. I was a little stumped for today’s topic, unsure whether I should be comical (Whiskey & cupcakes!), or serious (How about a gift card?). But talking with my...
August 25, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 24: No such thing as a free supplement
This week of #RPGaDay2017is just flying by… Today’s question is about freebies: August 24: Share a Pay-What-You-Want publisher who should be charging more. This is a tricky subject. Pay-What-You-Want products are a wonderful...
August 24, 2017
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RPG Blog Carnival: Technology in my Games
Greetings dear readers! Michael recently wrote about our efforts to revitalize the blog, and I think we’re off to a good start. He invited our readers to discuss the types of posts and...
September 20, 2016
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RPG a Day 2016: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – Day 31
To quote Morrison, “this is the end, beautiful friend; this is the end, my only friend, the end…” And that sound ominous, but don’t take it as such. This has been a joyous month,...
August 31, 2016
RPG a Day 2016: A Matter of Character – Day 25
Back to our regular schedule! We’re on the home stretch. As August draws to a close, #RPG a Day 2016 is near its end for this year, and I’m in the midst of...
August 25, 2016
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RPG a Day 2016: Favorite Inspiration for your Game Part 2 – Day 15
Another week begins, and a new set of posts for #RPGaDay 2016 challenge. Here’s hoping everyone had a great weekend. Let’s get going with today’s topic… August 15: What types or source of inspiration...
August 15, 2016
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RPG a Day 2016: The KICK! Principle – Day 13
Saturday once more, we’re almost done with week two, and today we touch on a topic near and dear to my heart, campaigns. It’s also a topic I’ve written about before here in...
August 13, 2016
Carrot on a stick! Rewarding players for creating character background.
Motivating characters to create a background for their characters has always been a goal for me as a Game Master. I typically reward extra experience before the adventure begins for creating different details...
September 7, 2015
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Mental Health in Roleplaying Games
Because of my personal and professional experience I know quite a lot about mental health issues. As you may well know I suffer from depression and anxiety disorder myself and since I work...
September 26, 2014
Planning ahead
For quite a long time I started new campaign on a whim with an extremely short prep period. This works out well enough if you’re at the top of your game, creative, able...
November 15, 2013
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Same game, new tools!
About two years and a half ago (can’t believe I’ve been blogging here for that long) I wrote a post about the then new game I was playing, Mutants & Masterminds, and I...
August 27, 2013
Don’t ask what the GM can do for you
… ask what you can do for the GM. Or let it put me differently: it’s not the GM’s job alone to make sure the game is interesting and fun for everyone. Roberto’s...
February 27, 2013
Game Master Support Group
“Hello, my name is Roberto and I’m a Game Master…” Now everybody goes: “Hello Roberto!” Game Mastering is a special burden, a badge of honor to some, a constant headache for others. Despite...
February 25, 2013