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Issue #412 6 Quick Game Master Organization Tips
Issue #411 How To Host The Perfect Game
Issue #410 Managing Your Group
Issue #409 How to Add Atmosphere (Without LARPing or Bank Loans)
Issue #408 Near Future Campaign Settings
Issue #407 One Sentence NPCs, Part 2 + Contest
Issue #406 Easy GMing With One Sentence NPCs + New Contest
Issue #405Campaign Settings: Fantasy Greek and Roman
Issue #404Creating Memorable Enemy Groups
Issue #40315 Holiday Adventures
Issue #402Keep The Peace Part 2: Bring the party back together and keep it that way
Issue #401Keep The Peace Part 1: Tips to bring the party back together and keep it that way
Issue #400Mystery Game Tips
Issue #399The Rule To Making Good Rules And Other Useful Tips
Issue #398Why Use Inns, Taverns, and Restaurants?
Issue #397The Spiral Method of World Building
Issue #396Start Campaigns With Unrelated One-Shot Adventures
Issue #395Mapping Tips For Inns, Taverns, And Restaurants
Issue #394Court Etiquette: Do's and Don'ts
Issue #393Have Fun With Factions
Issue #392Assembling The Party - Reconciling Diverse Backgrounds
Issue #391Motivating Yourself As A GM
Issue #390Players, Meet Your Characters: 6 tips to help players get to know their characters better at campaign start
Issue #389The Art of Propaganda: 7 Tactics to Influence Character Behaviour
Issue #38810 Easy Ways To Think On Your Feet Better
Issue #38717 Ways To Fall In Love With GMing Again
Issue #386Top Movies For Game Masters
Issue #385Jail Break - Part IV: Plotting and Encounter Tips
Issue #384Jail Break - Part III: It's All About The NPCs
Issue #383Jail Break - Part II: Theme and Atmosphere
Issue #382Jail Break - Part I: Jail Design
Issue #381PC Death And Your Campaign
Issue #380Preparing For Games Faster: 7 Tips
Issue #379Playing With Fire: Dodging GM Burnout
Issue #378Tech Tools - Using Today's Technology To Enhance Your Games
Issue #377Tricks And Treats For A Festive Halloween Game
Issue #376Gaming Mobs Better - Quick Tips For Making Mobs More Interesting
Issue #375Why Do You Like Being A GM? Motivation and Inspiration for GMs
Issue #374Personality-Driven Encounters
Issue #373Dungeon Themes and Tips
Issue #3725 Room Dungeons + Contest
Issue #371Alternative Dungeon Environments
Issue #370Random Encounter Tables
Issue #369 Four Common Pitfalls for New GMs
Issue #368Mapping Tips: Planning Your Map Saves Time
Issue #367Craft A World Map - Prepping A Game World For GMing and Play
Issue #366Notes to the GM - What a Player Wants
Issue #365Craft A Timeline Tool - Prepping A Game World For GMing and Play
Issue #364Encounter Tips: Characterization Encounters, Part 2
Issue #363It's About The Character, Not The Player - Serving Up Characterization Encounters, Part 1
Issue #362Supernatural Weather, Part 2
Issue #361Supernatural Weather, Part 1
Issue #3609 Ways To Recruit New Players
Issue #359GM Organization - 5 Tips
Issue #358Know Your Players Part 2 - Building Your Session Checklist
Issue #3579 Spheres Of Influence - My Broad RPG Planning Checklist
Issue #356Inspiration For Your Games: Superstition Contest Entries
Issue #35511 Monstrous Tips
Issue #354How To Work With Crummy Character Backgrounds - 12 Options For Solving "X killed Y"
Issue #353How To Leave Your Players Hanging - 4 Cliffhanger Tips
Issue #352Know Your Players - Building Your Session Checklist
Issue #351How To Craft And Use Superstitions To Enhance Your Game
Issue #3507 Ways To Be A More Entertaining GM
Issue #349Manage NPC Guides Carefully
Issue #348Sneaky Tactics For Weak Monsters
Issue #347Unusual Hiding Places
Issue #346Scenario and Campaign Arc Building Tips, Part 2
Issue #345Scenario and Campaign Arc Building Tips, Part 1
Issue #344Holiday Adventures - Entries From The Holiday Contest
Issue #343Maintaining An Online Game
Issue #342Player Survey Tips
Issue #341Idea Seeds: A Campaign Design Method
Issue #34010 Monstrous Tips
Issue #339GM Table: 222 Rumours
Issue #338How To Awesome-Up Your Players
Issue #33710 Tips For Crafting Adventure-Based Holidays, Part 2
Issue #33610 Tips For Crafting Adventure-Based Holidays, Part 1
Issue #335GMing Car Chases
Issue #334Card-Based Tools For RPGs - Part 2
Issue #333Card-Based Tools For RPGs - Part 1
Issue #332Interesting Combats With Themed Skirmish Groups, Part 2
Issue #331Interesting Combats With Themed Skirmish Groups, Part 1
Issue #330NPC Name Tips and Resources
Issue #329The NPC Factor, Part 1
Issue #328The NPC Factor, Part 1
Issue #327Meta-Game Organizations
Issue #3267 More Monstrous Tips
Issue #325Unusual Customs and Festivals
Issue #324How To Get More From Your Monsters - Part 2
Issue #323How To Get More From Your Monsters - Part 1
Issue #322Making Magic Items Interesting, Part 3
Issue #321Making Magic Items Interesting, Part 2
Issue #320Making Magic Items Interesting
Issue #319How To Build A Large Character Gallery
Issue #318Military Tips
Issue #317Lessons from the LARP
Issue #316Maintaining Your GM
Issue #315Tired Tavern: 25 Alternatives To Taking The Table In The Corner
Issue #314Generating Books
Issue #313Putting The Gods Back In Their Place
Issue #312Take Ten: Bluff
Issue #311More Waterborne Encounters & Events
Issue #310Airborne Minis Tips
Issue #309Myth Crafting
Issue #308Baby Steps In Campaign Setting Design
Issue #307100 Waterborne Encounters
Issue #306Changing the Rules
Issue #305Getting Player Feedback
Issue #304Take Ten: Balance
Issue #303Running Faster Combats
Issue #302Why Go Diceless?
Issue #301120 Benign Wilderness Encounters
Issue #300Q&A With Johnn Four
Issue #299150 Benign Urban Encounters
Issue #298Face Off - How To Get Your Group Emotionally Involved
Issue #297Tactical Tips For Over-Resting PCs
Issue #29631 Questions To Define A Culture
Issue #2955 Tips For Crafting Party Names
Issue #294Customizing Common Races, Part 3: Tooth & Dagger
Issue #293Tips For Setting Up PBeMs & PBPs
Issue #2926 Monstrous Tips
Issue #291Customizing Common Races, Part 2
Issue #290Customizing Common Races, Part 1
Issue #289Rhyme Clues For Your Campaign
Issue #288Inspired By Song: Use Song Lyrics To Generate Adventure Ideas
Issue #287Take Ten: Appraise
Issue #2867 Tips On Crafting Dynamic Relationships For NPCs
Issue #285Ignorance And Fear
Issue #284Blogging Your Game Sessions
Issue #283Rebooting Your Campaign - 7 Tips
Issue #282Get Rid Of The Grid (What I Learned From The Strategic Miniatures Player)
Issue #2817 More Monstrous Tips
Issue #280Readers Write In
Issue #279Online (Forum) Role Playing
Issue #2786 Ways to Create Paranoia
Issue #277Prophets and Prophecy
Issue #276Battlefield Design Tips For D&D 3.5
Issue #275Take 10: Gather Information
Issue #2746 Monstrous Tips
Issue #2735 Tips For Co-GMing Games
Issue #272A Simple Method For Campaign Creation: Managing Complex Systems Over Time In A Campaign World
Issue #271Systems Of Attraction: The Interpretation and Roleplay of Charisma, Part 2
Issue #270Systems Of Attraction: The Interpretation and Roleplay of Charisma
Issue #269Core Stories In D&D
Issue #268Special Equipment Tips
Issue #267Game World Organisations, Part IV
Issue #266A Guide to Session Notes
Issue #265Crafting NPC Interaction Plans: Designing Encounters With Your Players In Mind
Issue #264Conducting GM Surveys
Issue #263Epic Weekend Convention Gaming: A Tale From The Trenches
Issue #262Tips From Da Pit Fiend
Issue #2616 More Description Tips
Issue #260Looking Good, Feeling Great - Visual Aids
Issue #259Creating Basic Character Personalities
Issue #25812 More Tips For Internet GMing
Issue #2579 Dwarven Forge Tips (Using 3D Terrain)
Issue #256A Treatise On Humor, Part 2
Issue #255A Treatise On Humor, Part 1
Issue #254"On The Other Hand, Don't Get A Horse" Facts and Data On Historical, Alternative Mounts, Part 2
Issue #253"On The Other Hand, Don't Get A Horse" Facts and Data On Historical, Alternative Mounts, Part 1
Issue #252Viking Leadership Structure For RPGs
Issue #25112 Steps To An Epic Campaign, Part 2
Issue #25012 Steps To An Epic Campaign, Part 1
Issue #2495 Description Tips
Issue #2484 Reader Tips
Issue #247Supervermin! Making Old Hat Critters Fun Again
Issue #2464 Tips On Encouraging Roleplay
Issue #2457 Tips On Creating Moments Of High Drama
Issue #2445 Tips On Managing Player Choice
Issue #243Bad Gamemasters I Have Known And Loved: Part Two, The Favoring GM
Issue #242Gaming The Horse, Part 2
Issue #241Gaming The Horse
Issue #240How To Track PC Stats? 7 Tips.
Issue #239Game World Organisations, Part III
Issue #2385 More Tips For GMing A 'Local' Campaign
Issue #2374 Tips For GMing A 'Local' Campaign
Issue #236When Things Fall Apart: Finding a New Gaming Group
Issue #235Readers Respond: Helping Workaholic GMs
Issue #234Bad Gamemasters I Have Known And Loved: The Workaholic GM
Issue #233Roleplaying Quest Contest Entries
Issue #232Creating Past Lives For PCs
Issue #231Brawn and Stealth -- Oil and Water?
Issue #2304 Tips For Spotlighting PCs
Issue #229Story Sparks Part II: More Ways To Begin An Adventure & Bring The PCs Together
Issue #228The GM As Master Of Ceremonies
Issue #227Story Sparks Part I: New Ways To Begin An Adventure & Bring The PCs Together
Issue #2267 Tips For Dealing With GM ADD
Issue #2256 GM Organisation Tips
Issue #224Mission-Style Roleplaying Part II
Issue #223Mission-Style Roleplaying
Issue #2224 Tips For Whipping Up Scenarios For Conventions
Issue #221Something Dark, Something Evil, Something Bloody:
Adding Elements of Horror to Your Game
Issue #2207 Tips For Roleplaying Encounter Locations
Issue #219I Like The Way You Move
Issue #218Drag & Drop World Game Organizations Part II
Issue #217Crossing A War Torn Land
Issue #216Traps Are People Too
Issue #215Ideas For Involving Fantasy Phenomena
Issue #214Prison!
Issue #213Paranoia: Shattering The Trust
Part III: Minor In-Game Events
Issue #212Paranoia: Shattering The Trust
Part II: Major In-Game Events
Issue #211Paranoia: Shattering The Trust
Part I: Meta-Game Events
Issue #210Drag & Drop Game World Organizations - Contest Entries
Issue #209Types Of Game World Organizations
Issue #208You Can Always Say "Thanks!"
Issue #207Conversations In Roleplaying: Agenda
Issue #2066 Bard Tips
Issue #205Character Sheets As GM Tools
Issue #2046 Ways To Enhance Your Descriptions
Issue #203Political Campaign Tips Part II
Issue #202Preparing To Run A Commercial Module
Issue #201Political Campaign Tip: Create A Social Ladder
Issue #200Scaring Players: 8 Tips
Issue #199The Session Checklist: Ingredients To A Successful Game Session, Part II
Issue #198The Session Checklist: Ingredients To A Successful Game Session, Part I
Issue #197Tips On Designing General Sci-Fi Locations
Issue #196When You Need To Stall - 9 Tips
Issue #195Running Single Player Campaigns, Part II
Issue #194Running Single Player Campaigns, Part I
Issue #1938 Tips For Improving Random Encounters
Issue #192Tips On Managing Mundane Equipment
Issue #19120 Tips On Managing Campaign Time
Issue #1906 Ideas To Encourage Roleplaying
Issue #18912 Tips For Using Nobles In Your Games
Issue #1885 Tips For Roleplaying With Younger Children
Issue #187My Experience on The Picture Side of The Screen: 6 Tips for Players
Issue #1868 Campaign Starter Tips
Issue #185Innkeeper Intrigue
Issue #184Cool Planning Tool: The Campaign Survey
Issue #18311 Point Checklist For Creating a Better Sci-Fi World
Issue #182"Help, Help, I'm being Oppressed!"
Rights And Privileges In A Campaign Setting
Issue #1815 Tips For Sci-Fi Campaign Preparation
Issue #180The Potential Of The GM's Screen
Issue #179The Logic Death Guide to Players
Issue #1785 Post-Session Player and Campaign Development Tips
Issue #177The 10 Commandments Of The RPG Player
Issue #176Role-Playing And Giant Robots
Issue #1753 Tips For Writing And Running Adventures
Issue #174The Ten Commandments Of The Gamesmaster
Issue #1736 Techniques For Maintaining Player Interest
Issue #172Talking The Talk: NPC Speech Patterns
Issue #17112 World War II GMing Tips
Issue #170Creating A Sci-Fi Setting With Depth: 5 Tips On Creating Sci-Fi Locations
Issue #1698 City NPC Tips
Issue #168Two Guest Articles: Valentines For Your Valentine & Ritual Sacrifice
Issue #167The Principles Of Gaming Etiquette: A Real Document That Helped A Real Campaign
Issue #166Contest Results: Cool Conflict Scenes
Issue #165Prophetic Double-Whammy: Special Two Article Issue About Using Prophesies In Your Games
Issue #1649 Ways To Bring Town Guards To Life
Issue #163When Players Attack: Tips For Encouraging PC Co-Operation
Issue #162Creating And Using Omens
Issue #161Revisiting The Dungeon-Crawl: 29 Dungeon Tips!
Issue #1606 Techniques For Maintaining Player Interest
Issue #1596/666 Tips For GMing An Evil Group
Issue #158Irony Is A Great GM Tool - 9 Tips
Issue #1576 Tips On How To Bring Disparate Characters Together
Issue #1566 Methods For Making Dungeons More Interesting
Issue #15514 Elements Of Starship Design For Newbie Sci-Fi Gamers
Issue #1545 Tips On Using Dreams In An Adventure
Issue #153The 10 Essentials Of A Swashbuckling Campaign
Issue #152Humanizing Your Enemies ? A Powerful GM Tool
Issue #15111 Tips For Creating Character-Centered Subplots
Issue #150Celebration Of 150 Issues: Reader's Tips Special
Issue #149A Touchy Subject: Political Incorrectness In RPGs
Issue #148135 NPC Side-Plots
Issue #1476 Tips For Creating Aliens For Sci-Fi Games
Issue #146City Features And Flavors
Issue #14510 PBEM Etiquette Tips For Beginner Players
Issue #1445 Ways To Harness Game Master Assistants
Issue #1438 Game Etiquette Tips
Issue #142Challenge And Response: Designing Cultures For Your Game World Using Toynbee's Principles
Issue #141City Services, Landmarks And Businesses In A Fantasy Setting
Issue #14014 MUSH Tips
Issue #139The Art Of The Poker Face
Issue #13811 Dice Rolling Tips
Issue #1374 Tips From Your Fellow Subscribers
Issue #136The Art Of Providing Evasive Answers
Issue #13512 Tips for Internet GMing
Issue #134When Powerful PCs Adventure With Weak PCs
Issue #1337 Tips For Sci-Fi Burn-Out
Issue #13211 Town Design Tips
Issue #1318 Tips For Recovering From GM Burn-Out: GM Burn-Out Tips Part II
Issue #1309 Symptoms of GM Burn-Out: Avoiding GM Burn-Out Part I
Issue #129Old Campaign, New PCs: Creating New Characters For Existing Campaigns
Issue #128Different Ways Of Kinging It: A Quick Look At Alternative Traditions Of Monarchy
Issue #127Using 'Top 7 Lists' To Help Assimilate Published Game Worlds
Issue #126Building & Playing A More Unique & Memorable Character
Issue #125From One Tyrant To Another: Villainous Tips Inspired By A Real World Dictator
Issue #124Religions In RPGs - Designing Religions For Your Game-World
Issue #123Running A Sci-Fi Game Setting Well: 8 Tips For Newbie GMs
Issue #1225 Poisonous Tips
Issue #1218 Ways To Spice Up A Campaign With Religion
Issue #1205 Firewalling Tips For Game Masters
Issue #11919 Tips For GMing Powerful Characters
Issue #1187 More Tips For GMing Weak Characters
Issue #1176 Tips For GMing Weak Characters
Issue #1169 Tips For Enhancing Treasure To Improve Your Campaigns
Issue #115Quick-Start Sci-Fi RPG Tips For Newbies
Issue #114Practical Methods for Making Your NPCs Come Alive
Issue #1136 Tips For Making Monsters Meaner
Issue #112Making Music An Effective Part Of Your Roleplaying
Issue #11110 Tips For Roleplaying Rulers
Issue #110The Woes Of Rulership
Issue #109Ten Ways To Enrich Your Campaign With Lists Of Rulers: Part II
Issue #108Ten Ways To Enrich Your Campaign With Lists Of Rulers: Part I
Issue #107Tips On Making Creative And Informative Player Handouts
Issue #106Company's Coming! - A Recipe For Great Gaming In 2 Hours Or Less
Issue #105Romance In RPGs: 6 Tips
Issue #1045 Ways To Work Information Into Your Game
Issue #1038 Ways To Make Your Campaign World Come Alive
Issue #102Roleplaying & GMing Servant NPCs, Part II: Tips From Subscribers
Issue #101Roleplaying & GMing Servant NPCs, Part I
Issue #100Nitty-Gritty Villain Tips
Issue #995 Meta-Gaming Tips
Issue #98A Bunch More Tips From Your Fellow Readers
Issue #976 Tips For Starting & Planning A Campaign
Issue #968 Tips To Help You Wing-It
Issue #95Subscribers' Challenge: Green Dragon Blood Bath
Issue #949 Ways To Increase Player Heroism In Your Game
Issue #93Handling Large Groups Part I: Keeping Players Busy
Issue #92Giving Better Descriptions, Part II
Issue #91Captivate Your Players With Better Descriptions: 10 Tips
Issue #90Cities Tips III
Issue #89Using Tarot Cards To Help Plan & Inspire Your Games
Issue #88Designing NPCs: 6 Miscellaneous Tips
Issue #87Using Assassins In Your Games
Issue #8610 Ways To Use Traps To Enhance An Adventure, Part II
Issue #8510 Ways To Use Traps To Enhance An Adventure, Part I
Issue #84Observations From A First-Time Game Master - 10 Tips For Beginner GMs
Issue #83Comparing Play By Email (PBeM) With Other RPGs
Issue #827 City Tips From Your Fellow Subscribers
Issue #8115 Tips For Making Cities In Your Games Come To Life
Issue #80Creating NPC Voices: 6 Techniques & Tips From Subscribers
Issue #79Using Limericks To Spice Things Up
Issue #78GM Schizophrenia: Tips For Holding Conversations Between Multiple NPCs
Issue #7710 Tips On Passing Notes During Games
Issue #76How To Deal With Absentee Players, Part II
Issue #757 Plot Twisting Tips, Part I
Issue #747 More Ways You Can Make Travel Interesting Or Important
Issue #736 Ways You Can Use Names To Enhance Your Campaign, Part II
Issue #726 Ways You Can Use Names To Enhance Your Campaign, Part I
Issue #715 Ways You Can Make Travel Interesting Or Important
Issue #70How To Deal With Absentee Players, Part I
Issue #69Putting Together The Ultimate DM Binder
Issue #68Character Questionnaires Tips & Techniques, Part II
Issue #67Character Questionnaires Tips & Techniques, Part I
Issue #66How To Get New People Hooked On Roleplaying
Issue #65How To Introduce New People To Roleplaying
Issue #64How To Multi-Task Better During Your Games: 6 Tips, Part II
Issue #63How To Multi-Task Better During Your Games: 6 Tips, Part I
Issue #629 Ways You Can Use Fiction Books As A GM Tool
Issue #61Using Figures & Maps While Roleplaying: 11 Tips
Issue #606 Miscellaneous Map Tips
Issue #598 Tips For Creating Good Clues In Your Stories
Issue #5813 Tips For Finding New Players
Issue #576 Ways To Perfect Your Gaming Environment
Issue #565 Tips On Using Bureaucracy In Your Game World
Issue #55A Highly Effective Gm Self-Improvement Tool: Setting Roleplaying Goals
Issue #546 Story-Making Tips
Issue #538 Deadly Combat Tips
Issue #525 Ways To Help Your Players Roleplay More
Issue #515 Meta-Game Tips About Rewards
Issue #50Rewards: 6 Ways To Help Your Players Develop Compelling Characters During Play
Issue #4910 Ways To Find Inspiration
Issue #485 Things To Do When Your Players Aren't Taking It Seriously
Issue #47How To Keep Your Butt In One Piece While Adventuring In The Wilderness
Issue #467 Tips For Fast & Effective Note-Taking, While Game Mastering, Part II
Issue #457 Tips For Fast & Effective Note-Taking, While Game Mastering, Part I
Issue #44How To Maintain Game Consistency, While Winging-It, For Left-Brain Game Masters, Part II
Issue #43How To Maintain Game Consistency, While Winging-It, For Left-Brain Game Masters, Part I
Issue #429 Game Master Tips From Valdron Inc.
Issue #41Law, Crime & Punishment in Fantasy Role Playing Games
Issue #407 Quirk Tips & 40 Quirks For Your Reference
Issue #396 More Ways To Use E-mail To Help Your Game
Issue #38How To Use E-mail As A Super Campaign Management GM Tool
Issue #375 Ways To Make Your NPCs Better &
More Memorable
Issue #36Adventure Writing Tips: The Goal Reversal &
The 9-Act Format
Issue #357 Great GMing Tips From Your Fellow Readers
Issue #346 More Exciting Ways To Create Tension
Issue #335 Exciting Ways To Create Tension
Issue #32How To Create Powerful Plot Hooks, Part II
Issue #31How To Create Powerful Plot Hooks, Part I
Issue #3014 Great Villain Tips
Issue #29Vile Villain Servants: 6 Flunky Tips
Issue #28Exit Stage Left: How To Plot Your Villain's Demise
Issue #275 Devious Villain Tactics
Issue #26A Quick & Dirty Guide To Creating Great Villains
Issue #258 NPC Parley Tricks
Issue #24Unlucky GM Syndrome: What To Do When You're Rolling Horribly
Issue #23Multi-Media In Roleplaying: 3 Experiments That Went Very Well
Issue #22Seven Tricks to Save Time
Issue #2110 Ways To Surprise Your Players & Enjoy The Fun
Issue #20Guest Article: Ten Tips For Stress-Free Gamemastering, by Kevin Davies
Issue #19Never Forget Your Dice Again
Issue #1810 Ways To Make Your Ogres More Intimidating
Issue #176 Tips For Great Campaign Journals
Issue #16Guest Article: Campaign Structure Part II, by Peter Maranci
Issue #15Guest Article: Campaign Structure Part I, by Peter Maranci
Issue #145 Tips To Creating A Truly Evil Villain
Issue #135 Time Management Tips For Busy Roleplayers
Issue #12Top 5 Ways To Use Encounters To Build A Compelling Campaign
Issue #11Top 5 Ways To More Compelling Encounters
Issue #10Romance In Games: It's The Chase That's Fun
Issue #9Top 7 Tips For Developing The Voice That Wins
Issue #8Imaginary Languages Excite the Brain and Add Depth to Your Campaign
Issue #7Save Time & Get More Planning Done Through Campaign Newsletters
Issue #6Use "In-Character" Feedback To Encourage Roleplaying
Issue #5How To Turn Brain Teasers Into Amazing Roleplaying Opportunities
Issue #4The Game Master As Public Speaker
Issue #3How To Develop A Compelling Voice The Gamemaster's Hall Of Shame: Monty Haul's Top Ten Cousins
Issue #2The Time Bomb Solution
Issue #1Mapping Dilemma: How To Stop Your Players From Yawning