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How I GM, Part 1: Plot-Writing

May 25, 2009 15:13

As a pretty good GM and an incorrigible navel-gazer, I've come up with some thoughts about the art of gamemastering, so I decided to write a series of articles describing my own methods and the advice that I'd give to other GMs. The series has three parts, one for each of the primary responsibilities of the GM: Plot-Writing, Character-Building and ( Read more... )

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Kevin's Comment anonymous December 28 2009, 17:21:23 UTC

Nice guide! A boon for terrible GM's like myself.

Incridible. anonymous February 22 2010, 08:41:31 UTC

Absolutely one of the best articles on GMing I've read, and I've read a lot. "Wait a minute, why are we writing an outline before we figure out a plot?" was absolutely brilliant. Thank you for this amazing, enlightening read.

Fantastic! anonymous May 27 2010, 12:57:56 UTC

All the advice here is spot-on. Fantastic article!

Great Read anonymous June 28 2010, 07:44:51 UTC

Nice job. I think one of my weak spots as a DM has always been writing logical, well-thought plots that progress well. I tend to really get bogged down when I try to write a detailed adventure and applying your methodology might help me cut the useless parts out of my adventure and create better adventures with less prep time. Furthermore, I'm a sandbox DM that tends to get frustrated when my player's aren't self-motivated in their actions. This article caused some introspection that made me realize that a well-thought plot might be what's really needed to get them into the game. Thanks.

nucleo rutherford anonymous February 16 2011, 11:47:31 UTC

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