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    Use a burn down list to keep from running out of ideas

    ByScot Newbury March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

      When I came across the above tweet from SlyFlourish in my feed the other day I tagged it as something to follow-up on as it hit a nerve with me. In one of my many roles at my day job I manage projects and tweet speaks to a tool used in Agile Project Management…

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    Going beyond the twists and turns

    ByScot Newbury February 26, 2015September 2, 2024

    Every group as their favorite characters, NPCs, and sessions they’ve played, of course almost every group as their least favorite thing about the game as well. In my group’s case it was mazes. Looking back on it I probably didn’t run the few I used as well as I could have and Mediaprophet over at Run…

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    Favor role-play over roll-play

    ByScot Newbury February 25, 2015February 25, 2015

    I come across a lot of interesting posts and pieces of information as I wander across the Internet and came across a post Simple is Good by Troll Lord of The Dens. It’s a short post that talks about the the fun he recently had with a weekend full of gaming, something I think all…

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  • Random Thoughts

    Making it personal – the plot that is

    ByScot Newbury February 23, 2015

    As a GM we’re frequently called upon to build worlds, vast organizations, and plots that literally shake the very foundations of what we build. But what about something a bit closer to home, something aimed more at a singular character as opposed to the whole planet? That’s the topic of A.L.’s post, Crafting A Personal…

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  • Random Thoughts

    Who doesn’t enjoy exploring the sewers?

    ByScot Newbury February 19, 2015February 19, 2015

    Who doesn’t enjoy exploring a maze of tunnels, dead ends, and rooms full of creatures to battle? The GM that’s who. It’s something that a lot of GMs like to run, but it’s something that many of us don’t really enjoy planning out. The encounters are easy enough, but creating a map of all of…

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    You don’t need a lot of prep time for a good game

    ByScot Newbury February 18, 2015October 14, 2017

    It’s a fear that all GMs face at one time or another, you’re not prepped for the session that you’re running tonight – Justin over at Stuffer Shack shares one such recent experience in his post, Last Minute Cancellations of One Player – What Do you Do? In Justin’s case he had a player cancel on him…

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