Comments on: How to be a good general manager http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/how-to-be-a-good-gm The D&D Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kurtis http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/how-to-be-a-good-gm#comment-4579 Kurtis Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:48:54 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=562#comment-4579 What is a Game Master? The GM is the Maestroe of the game. Where it is his job ot weave together a multitude of talent, in which to create a tapestry where plots thicken and desires become needs. where players become enraptured by the finess of the storyline. And where for a brief period of time become their characters in a believable dance of rythm and fantasy. What is a Game Master?
The GM is the Maestroe of the game. Where it is his job ot weave together a multitude of talent, in which to create a tapestry where plots thicken and desires become needs. where players become enraptured by the finess of the storyline. And where for a brief period of time become their characters in a believable dance of rythm and fantasy.

]]> By: Meg http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/how-to-be-a-good-gm#comment-4463 Meg Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:41:46 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=562#comment-4463 Gaming is like being the CEO of a company and having to answer to a board of directors. You organize, but they get the power of veto. There is a lot to managing a game- not just the behind the scenes stuff (which I call Producing the Game) but also at the table (Directing the Game). Our podcast did an episode about this very thing about 6 weeks ago: http://brilliantgameologists.com/blog/31 Gaming is like being the CEO of a company and having to answer to a board of directors. You organize, but they get the power of veto.

There is a lot to managing a game- not just the behind the scenes stuff (which I call Producing the Game) but also at the table (Directing the Game).

Our podcast did an episode about this very thing about 6 weeks ago:

http://brilliantgameologists.com/blog/31

]]> By: Yax http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/how-to-be-a-good-gm#comment-4398 Yax Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:04:01 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=562#comment-4398 Well, I'm partial to the Obsidian Portal campaign wikis: http://www.obsidianportal.com Well, I’m partial to the Obsidian Portal campaign wikis:

http://www.obsidianportal.com

]]> By: RPG Ike http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/how-to-be-a-good-gm#comment-4373 RPG Ike Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:29:39 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=562#comment-4373 When I DM I build a wiki for the campaign. Wikis are great in that everyone can edit them, and they're free. It'll give you a place to put all the campaign information where everyone with the internets can reach it. At the very elast you can build a calendar there write adventure suopses that people can read and add to to keep their minds in the game. My favourite site for wikis is www.pbwiki.com (seriously, you'll have a wiki in like two minutes--I'm running about five of them right now), but there are lots of other options out there, too. When I DM I build a wiki for the campaign. Wikis are great in that everyone can edit them, and they’re free. It’ll give you a place to put all the campaign information where everyone with the internets can reach it. At the very elast you can build a calendar there write adventure suopses that people can read and add to to keep their minds in the game.

My favourite site for wikis is http://www.pbwiki.com (seriously, you’ll have a wiki in like two minutes–I’m running about five of them right now), but there are lots of other options out there, too.

]]> By: Gnome Rodeo: Special Early and Late Edition - Gnome Stew, the Game Mastering Blog http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/how-to-be-a-good-gm#comment-4346 Gnome Rodeo: Special Early and Late Edition - Gnome Stew, the Game Mastering Blog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:13:45 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=562#comment-4346 [...] Dungeon Mastering: Yax reviews Keep on the Shadowfell, the first 4e adventure, and tackles the GM as general manager in response to our own Patrick Benson’s post here on the Stew, GM Means “General [...] [...] Dungeon Mastering: Yax reviews Keep on the Shadowfell, the first 4e adventure, and tackles the GM as general manager in response to our own Patrick Benson’s post here on the Stew, GM Means “General [...]

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