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Category Archives: GM Advice
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What Can Raging Swan Press Do For You?
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This question occurred to me the other day. It’s a crazy simple one, but one I’m not sure I’ve directly asked before.
What’s Your Greatest GMing Challenge?
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GMing is an immensely challenging, but (hopefully) rewarding, thing to do. You get to bring a game to life, immerse your players in the world and tell stories with your friends. What could be better?
7 Ways to Replace a Dead PC in Mid-Adventure
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Dead PCs present several problems for a GM (not least of which is the rest of the PCs descending like jackals to loot their comrade’s still warm—probably yet-twitching— corpse).
GM Advice: Don’t Panic
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Dressing Up, the Suspension of Disbelief and More Awesome Games
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On Monday, Raging Swan Press releases a book of which I’m rather proud: GM’s Miscellany: 20 Things III.
My Publishing Philosophy & My Campaign
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Over the weekend, I was chatting via email with a freelancer working on his first assignment for Raging Swan Press. During the conversation, I gave what I thought was a brief overview of my publishing and design philosophy.
Sometimes More is Not Better
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Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how publishers shape our game. GMs—obviously—are in theory the ultimate arbiter of what appears in their campaign, but publishers wield considerable influence over what material makes it to the table.
How Can Players Make The GM’s Game Better (and More Fun)?
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I was writing an article recently when I discovered my musings had wandered off on an intriguing tangent. I felt compelled to turn it into a freestanding post.
