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Heroes of the gaming world, GM are worldbuilders and story sharers. Being a GM is an incredibly positive, rewarding experience. If you’ve ever thought about GMing, here are six great reasons why you should give it a go.
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If only we had a cleric!” “If only we had a thief!” “What the hell do those carvings mean?” How often have you heard a variant of the above at your table?
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It all started out so well. There was a real buzz at the table, and every session was great. But now, the game seems to have lost that buzz. Is your campaign about to die?
While it’s true that almost anyone can run a game, it’s also true there are some staggeringly bad GMs out there. In my experience, most terrible GMs have five main characteristics in common.
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How many times have your PCs cut down an utterly forgettable one-dimensional villain? Giving a villain a decent, believable motivation is so much better than having them enact their terrible schemes simply because “they are evil.”
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