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RPG Props: A Wanted Poster for Some Real Scoundrels

A good prop can make an RPG session really memorable. A map written on actual parchment, for example, grabs the imagination a little harder than the same drawing on a page ripped from a spiral notebook. Good props help the players feel immersed in the game, and give the setting verisimilitude.

Some purchased adventures include such handouts. But if you’re writing your own adventures, you have to make your own props too.

And if you play online, the props have to be digital.

An Important Announcement! No, Really!

We’re having a great time writing the blog. It’s been an interesting learning experience, and it has really flexed our writing muscles.

But the holidays are coming up fast, and both of us have some other projects underway as well. So….

Happy Birthday, Tony!

This week would mark my brother Tony’s 73rd birthday. Sadly, we lost him in 2005. Here are some pictures to remember him by.

Marty and Tony, around 1952.

The Keeper of Secrets: All About GM Screens

It’s time I talk about GM screens. I’ve written a slew of posts about what goes on behind the screen. I keep showing a picture of one. I’ve even said I should write a post about them. So I am. You’re welcome.

See the standing cardboard thing with all the charts? That’s the screen.

Happy 104th Birthday, Georgie!

This week would mark Georgina’s 104th birthday. We lost her in 2004, but here are a few pictures to remember her by.

Georgie in 1928

The Roles of the Gamemaster – The Role Of Narrator

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). That only scratched the surface, so in this post we started digging a little deeper. Today we’re going to grab our shovels again and pick up where we left off. This time we’re going to explore the role of narrator.

The Roles of the Gamemaster – The Role of Actor

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). That only scratched the surface, so in this post and this post we dug a little deeper. Today we’re going to grab our shovels again and pick up where we left off. This time we’re going to look at the role of actor.

The Roles of the Gamemaster – The Role of Referee

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). That only scratched the surface, so in this post we dug a little deeper. Today we’re going to grab our shovels again and pick up where we left off. This time we’re going to explore the role of referee.

If you’d like to see all the posts in this series, simply click on the “GM Roles” tag at the bottom of the page.

Massive Work, Massive Fun – Understanding the Roles of the Gamemaster

In this post I touched on the roles of the gamemaster (also known as the DM) in a roleplaying game (RPG). But that really only scratched the surface. Today let’s dig a little deeper, and see what we unearth.

This is a big subject, and it’s going to take a few posts. You can find them all by clicking on the “GM roles” tag at the bottom of the page.

Warmth For The Winter: Chopping Wood For Grandma

Grandma Link’s house didn’t have central heat. She had two oil stoves, and two wood stoves. Ed Geers delivered the oil, so that was no problem. But someone had to cut the firewood. And that someone was us.

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