Save the GM

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179590182011-12-14T19:03:23.306-08:00Save the GMA blog dedicated to general GM advice.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1145314424948422752006-04-17T15:53:00.000-07:002006-04-17T16:07:11.750-07:00ECS201: Advanced Topics in Campaign Tone: Hardboiled

Welcome to Advanced Topics in Campaign Tone 201. I am your instructor for the evening, Professor Jon. The purpose of this course is to encourage discussion of non-standard campaign styles and their applicability to the Eberron Campaign setting. We will expound upon the differences between the canned "Pulp Noir" encouraged by the introduction of the Eberron Campaign Setting. I do not expect that

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1135963883975143142005-12-30T09:29:00.000-08:002005-12-30T09:31:23.976-08:00How to deal with women RPG players (if you're a male GM)

Inspired by some idiocy on the Wizards boards.Be a good GM.

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1135011652828207922005-12-19T08:10:00.000-08:002005-12-19T09:00:52.893-08:00Everything I needed to know to run a pulp game, I learned from King Kong

This weekend, I had the pleasure of watching Peter Jackson's 3 hour epic, King Kong. While the movie was flawed in some respects, the pulp elements infusing the core of this movie were pulled off superbly. So superbly, in fact, that every pulp GM should take some of Peter Jackson's lessons to heart.Over-the-top Action. The action has to be over-the-top. The PCs escaping an apatasaur stampede

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1133335294875642592005-11-29T22:51:00.000-08:002005-11-30T07:57:42.033-08:00Small town DM in a big city: How to Find New Players In A New Town

Editor's Note: Welcome to our newest and (first) co-author, Greg "goatboypvp" G.!The old reliable gaming crew is nice to have. You've got a new system you want to try out, they're always interested. Essentially, there is a group of people always ready to game with you to take the helm and get the action going.But then you move away from the group, to a land far far away. What then? How do you go

Greg G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13870190179253446437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1132594548026859722005-11-21T09:34:00.000-08:002005-11-21T09:35:48.040-08:00GenCon SoCal Con Report

So! My first ever gaming convention! I had a lot of fun, thanks to my good friends who let me sleep on their hotel room floor and didn't even charge me for it :confused:!!!Anyway. The con was great. A little smaller than I expected (someday I'll get to Indy!), but I've been spoiled by COMDEX and ComicCon.I got there on thursday, checked into the hotel, and went out to the Con floor. I poked a

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1129822267602488582005-10-20T08:07:00.000-07:002005-10-26T13:19:06.373-07:00Kicking the Door In: The Raymond Chandler Effect

Raymond Chandler, had this to say about plot creation:When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand Countless game designers have explicitly espoused some form of this or another (especially the Feng Shui main book), but it's something that all good gamemasters should also keep in the back of their heads. Sure, the basic statement seems like a cop-out; an easy way to

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1129570399000024172005-10-17T10:31:00.000-07:002005-10-17T10:33:23.550-07:00Now Hiring: Writers and Ideas

Do you GM? Do you have a unique perspective on how games should be run? Please send me an email detailing your "qualifications".If you don't write, do you have a GMing problem or idea that you'd like to see expounded upon? Send an email, or comment like mad!

Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213839520550203191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17959018.post-1129565972740610412005-10-17T09:11:00.000-07:002005-10-17T09:19:32.746-07:00Welcome to Save the GM

Hey there, everyone. While there are countless personal blogs and forums about roleplaying games in general, there is a distinct lack of blogs and forums that focus on the tricks of the GM trade. Articles like "Save My Game" are great, but they rarely step outside of their designated systems and genres. I'm not saying that all systems are equal under the lord. What I'm saying is that all GMs

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