User Beska - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange

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What tools are useful to organize a GM's campaign notes?

gm-tools organization

apr 17 at 21:43 stolph 1

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I'm creating an original setting for D&D—where do I start?

nov 25 at 0:17 Dakeyras 3,145

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How to communicate to the players that an encounter can be solved also through diplomacy?

gm-techniques dungeons-and-dragons combat encounters

apr 19 at 19:35 Kalissar 145

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When and how should I get the players to cut back on their out of character chatter?

jun 25 at 13:14 DevSolar 868

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Where can I find fantasy minis on the cheap?

miniatures fantasy

dec 20 at 1:30 BESW 12.2k

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What is the single most influential book every GM should read?

gm

jan 10 '11 at 1:35 Dr Rotwang 1,271

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Techniques for allowing character defeat without character death

character-death

apr 27 '11 at 6:16 GregW 1,264

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Biggest GM pitfalls for new GMs?

gm-techniques

dec 8 '11 at 0:36 Felan 361

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How do I create a great fantasy villain?

gm-techniques fantasy design

nov 24 at 11:09 RDM 189

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Where can I get fantasy public domain art?

tools

jun 1 '12 at 0:32 SevenSidedDie 37.2k

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How can I convey the nonsensicality of a dream world?

gm-techniques campaign-development

jul 26 at 1:24 Jonathan Hobbs 4,534

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How can you add character to in-game religions?

settings religions-and-deities

jan 15 '12 at 3:15 mxyzplk♦ 47.8k

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What about character death should be included in a social contract?

dec 8 '10 at 20:47 dindenver 977

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How to handle wealthy player characters as a GM?

gm-techniques system-agnostic economy simulation wealth

mar 9 at 23:15 TimLymington 874

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How do you alter the difficulty of a challenge/fight in the middle of it?

dnd-4e combat

sep 30 '10 at 13:47 Logos7 555

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What updates should be done to older monsters to bring them in line with MM3 era monsters?

dnd-4e monsters

dec 19 at 1:40 Jonathan Hobbs 4,534

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physical objects to support your adventure

props

sep 21 '10 at 18:51 Community♦ 1

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How do you handle dazing and stunning, with regard to solo monsters?

dnd-4e status-effects

may 10 '11 at 12:29 rjbs 3,712

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Online PnP RPG Software

software online

aug 30 '11 at 12:19 Jonathan Drain 7,467

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Playing as, not with, ourselves

dnd-3.5e dungeons-and-dragons character-creation roleplaying

oct 12 '11 at 15:48 Iain Anderson 2,023

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What is a good first heroic campaign for D&D 4e, levels 1-5?

dnd-4e published-adventures

jan 20 '12 at 0:21 F. Randall Farmer 8,171

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What's the cheapest, good way for someone to try getting into painting miniatures?

miniatures

nov 25 '10 at 19:09 cr0m 1,533

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How to update a monster using the D&D4 Monster Builder?

dnd-4e monsters tools

dec 19 at 15:42 Oblivious Sage 14k

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When are characters restricted from using Untrained Skills in 4e?

dnd-4e skills

feb 24 '11 at 14:43 Acedrummer_CLB 5,271

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Experienced player behaving badly, challenging my motivation

apr 20 '11 at 19:10 Peter Leppert 631

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How do you handle player wishlists?

dnd-4e loot

oct 21 '10 at 16:53 HoratioCain 211

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Which manufacturers make aesthetically unusual dice?

dice

apr 30 at 12:51 Joshua Aslan Smith 2,596

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