Blogging about a YouTube video seems a little redundant, but here we are, waxing philosophical about a couple of dials to describe your approach to GMing. Please let me know what you think.
http://gamerblog.twwombat.com/2026/05/musing-about-gm-philosophy.html
T.W.Wombat (aka Jim White)
lkh3c. Global Elevation Source Maps.zip in particular!Today on my #RPG #podcast I discuss Daggerheart’s GM Best Practices. These will help you be a better GM, no matter what game you’re playing or which system you’re using.
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Stop being the "dancing monkey" for your RPG group and discover how GM-less systems and decentralized play can turn a burnt-out Forever GM into a lifelong Player of Games.
I generally don't like Forza games, but I can't deny that the locations in this new game do look beautiful! I've watched the videos on YouTube and I am very impressed. #gming
https://www.polygon.com/forza-horizon-6-map-reveal-initial-d/
Gamemastering a tabletop roleplaying campaign is a lot like being a TV showrunner, I suspect - or at least, GMing the kind of campaigns that I run. I find myself recognizing plot arcs and twists in shows, and coming up with alternative or better options as I watch.
It comes from years of handling long-term story arcs and overlapping shorter-term stories with continuing characters. After a while finding new plot twists and arcs becomes second nature. I've been doing it so long that I do it in my dreams!
It's a little frustrating, because I have the skill...but I'll never have the option to make use of it outside of a roleplaying campaign.
@stumblewyk I'm currently prepping to run a (heavily modified) old adventure. I realized one of the GB groups is basically MAGA and has to ask my group if they thought it was too "on the nose" for our current environment. Everyone was OK with it, so long as they were allowed to kill the BGs in question. Catharsis is a real thing!
I ran my D&D game last night, and I thought I'd write up how I prepped for it in hopes of starting some discussion about how y'all prep for games.
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