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Running Your Game
Article series with tips and novel ideas for running a tabletop RPG.
Using Nested Revelation to add mystery to your plots
Previously, I went into how to use the Sandbox with Prompts technique to run a game in a way that lets the GM run an active storyline in...
acstetz
2 days ago5 min read
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Running a Successful Sandbox Campaign
Have you ever tried to run a sandbox campaign and started by presenting the players with a description of the world, and then asking,...
acstetz
May 216 min read
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Using Campaign Themes
In the context of a TTRPG, themes are the language spoken by your setting and your campaign. What are they saying to the players about...
acstetz
May 144 min read
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Apocalypse World: Hacking the Game
In a bleak and snow-choked mountain range, the group of samurai heroes had tracked the evil summoner to an abandoned castle. After...
acstetz
Apr 234 min read
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Apocalypse World: Find Out What Happens
The most fun I’ve ever had MCing an Apocalypse World game was when I took my hands off the wheel, turned to the player who just made an...
acstetz
Apr 165 min read
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GMing for Large Groups
The ideal size for a TTRPG gaming group is about 4-5 people, but sometimes we find that we have a much bigger group. My own home game is...
acstetz
Apr 24 min read
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Sticky: Top 10 GM do's and don'ts
My top 10 list of things you should always try to do as a GM. Give the players agency. Â Let them make choices in your game and make those...
acstetz
Mar 155 min read
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