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  • Google Docs game map 5
    avatar Chase : 31 Jul 13

    Google Docs Virtual Game Map

    Like an increasing number of gaming groups, ours is scattered across a wide area.  We’ve taken to using Google Hangouts... [more]
    Advice Google Maps Online Remote
  • Lucky Dragon 4
    avatar Chase : 29 May 13

    Give Your Game a Title Sequence

    Some parts of a game are more difficult to run than others. Among the most difficult, at least for me,... [more]
    Advice Character First Games Methods Movies
  • Checklist 2
    avatar Chase : 28 Feb 13

    Character Checklist: Sam Porter

    We recently had one of our regular cabin trips, which gave me the chance to make a character. Upon reflection,... [more]
    Advice Background Character Character Checklist Character Creation
  • 'corssroads' by Laenulfean via Flickr 4
    avatar BryanMD : 27 Feb 13

    Role Playing Along: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

    One of the biggest traps that veteran role players seem to fall in to isn’t a sphere of annihilation or... [more]
    Advice Action Character Player Role Playing
  • "Atlas" by matchity via Flickr 1
    avatar BryanMD : 13 Feb 13

    A Healthy Prejudice

    We’ve written a lot of posts here at Intwischa about different game master styles, tips, methods, and strategies. From debates... [more]
    Advice Balance Campaigns Groups Meta GMing
  • Character Analysis Ad 8
    avatar Chase : 30 Jan 13

    Good Character: My Character Background Checklist

    There are a lot of different types of role playing games. They all have a few things in common, however.... [more]
    Advice Background Character Character Creation Character Growth
  • Rush Concert Ticket
    avatar cwhite : 23 Jan 13

    On Choice and Control: The GM as DJ; The Player as Listener

    Breaking my usual habit of silence in my car on my way to a game, I listened to the radio... [more]
    Advice Control GM Player Zen GMing
  • Clapperboard

    Cut! A Mechanic For Ending Conflicts

    Chase 16 Jan 13 As I recently mentioned, I’ve been reading through the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game. I noticed the other day that... [more]
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    RPG 101: Introducing a New Player to D&D

    2 BryanMD 9 Jan 13 Well, I’m not sure how it happened, but somehow my first efforts at sowing the Gaming Gospel at my job... [more]
  • Grafitt reading "Quit Trifling"

    What to Do when your Interest in Gaming Fades

    cwhite 2 Jan 13 Recently, I sent this email to my gaming group: I’m going to take a break from gaming for a while.... [more]
  • Disco ball

    From the Archive – Let’s Get This Party Started: Non-Mechanical Character Creation Ideas That Work

    BryanMD 26 Dec 12 Like any good team, most parties in a game of D&D have their different positions. Everything from AD&D to Golden... [more]
  • D&D Tract, Page 4

    Spreading the Gamer Gospel

    BryanMD 19 Dec 12 It was a crisp, sunny afternoon in Lansing, Michigan, as I exited the government building where I had just successfully... [more]
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    Handling the Disruption of Session Endings

    2 Chase 5 Dec 12 Game sessions tend to follow a pattern. There’s a certain amount of time spent waiting for everyone to arrive, and... [more]
  • Wireframe Me. #2

    From the Archive: More Than One Way to Skin a Monster

    Chase 28 Nov 12 Have you ever poured through books to find ideas for antagonists appropriate for your game, only to discover that nothing... [more]
  • This Tattered Veil: How to Keep Yourself in the Gamer Closet

    3 BryanMD 21 Nov 12 My friends, I have a confession to make: I am a closeted gamer.  For reasons that are purely social, I... [more]
  • Visual aids are a great way to keep the focus on your female character's identity, and away from broad stereotypes.

    Hitting Like a Girl: A Role Playing Report Card

    1 BryanMD 14 Nov 12 The link I featured in last week’s “Cool Links” post from Gaming As Women (GAW) was a pretty timely one.... [more]
  • From the Archives: Portraying Characterful Emotions with Method Acting

    1 cwhite 9 Nov 12 DISCLAIMER: I’m not an actor. I’ve never taken an acting class. Like any good geek, I was curious about the... [more]
  • Fat Kids: Fails in Spaaace!

    Failing Up: How to Handle PC Failure

    Chase 7 Nov 12 My early gaming experience centered around D&D, Shadowrun, and Rifts. These, and many other RPGs, have a so-called binary model... [more]
  • Spacetime Curvature

    My Role Playing Strategy: The RP Theory of Relativity

    Chase 31 Oct 12 By sheer coincidence, we’ve recently played two different games set in fictionalized versions of historical England. One was our Dresden... [more]
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