GM’s Advice – Page 4

Repost: “I don’t really care about game balance.”

(This post originally appeared September 14, 2017. I am in the middle of moving, so I’m sharing old posts that

(This post originally appeared December 7th, 2018. I am in the middle of moving, so I’m sharing old posts that

In the house we’re moving into, there are actually three separate areas we can game in: The Living Room, the

In my weekly Star Wars campaign, I’ve implemented a house rule that has worked out pretty well so far. In

I’ve fallen in love with the idea of asking leading questions when making characters. I’ve talked before about getting asked

I was THIS close to hurling my computer through my window. After weeks of constantly getting kicked out of any

A lot of times, players will drag plans out, spending an hour talking through HOW they’re going to get past

The Monsters Know What They’re Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters, is a brilliant book that breaks down how to

I’ve always felt like combat could move faster in D&D. I hate to look around the table and see players

Too often in RPGs, a failure on a roll simply means you’ve failed, and the GM moves onto the next