User Rob - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange

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How to handle the PCs within a large military?

gm-techniques system-agnostic

may 9 at 22:25 Pavel 518

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How do you maintain a balance between mystery and offering clues?

gm investigation

sep 10 '10 at 23:27 Community♦ 1

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I'm running a demo Esoterrorists game later this week; what resources do I need to prepare?

gumshoe the-esoterrorists demo

dec 9 '10 at 23:34 Brian Ballsun-Stanton♦ 44.9k

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How do you turn a plot seed into a scenario

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apr 10 at 0:08 Runeslinger 4,849

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How to make players care about a community

gm-techniques world-building

apr 10 at 15:26 Jonathan Hobbs 4,689

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What systems use interesting questions to inspire character backgrounds?

system-recommendation character-creation background

feb 27 at 23:16 BESW 12.8k

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Fleshing out a background and roleplaying it

system-agnostic roleplaying background

mar 11 '12 at 1:01 Tetra 761

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Designing my own D&D Adventure

dnd-4e new-gm gm-preparation adventure-design

mar 12 at 15:14 Jonn_Underwood 2,560

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Games with a granular alignment system?

system-recommendation house-rules alignment

mar 8 at 7:42 Rob 8,937

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How do I avoid clichés while improvising?

gm-techniques system-agnostic roleplaying

mar 13 at 3:24 James Broyles 222

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What's a good mechanic for rewarding players for keeping their characters happy?

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mar 17 at 22:51 TimLymington 898

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What policies should be made at the start of a campaign, to define the desired game experience and avoid bad feelings later?

feb 5 at 14:21 BESW 12.8k

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Online PnP RPG Software

software online

aug 30 '11 at 12:19 Jonathan Drain 7,477

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When GMing in a high-tech game world how do you handle potentially disruptive tech?

gm-techniques system-agnostic science-fiction

jan 13 at 22:54 Hand-E-Food 1,790

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What are some character development tools?

tools roleplaying

oct 6 '11 at 12:56 Sardathrion 13.3k

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How do you track the PCs' reputation?

tools system-agnostic

sep 29 '11 at 8:23 PiHalbe 619

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How can a GM quickly create interesting, engaging NPCs?

gm-techniques npc

mar 8 at 12:52 MrJinPengyou 4,156

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How can I make monster knowledge checks fun?

dnd-4e monsters skills knowledge-check

apr 16 '12 at 17:01 Adriano Varoli Piazza 4,803

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What are the things every Savage Worlds player should know?

new-players savage-worlds

apr 19 at 1:11 Phil 3,470

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Magus casting spells in close combat?

pathfinder magus

nov 29 at 4:57 user5878 31

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What techniques can I use to improve flavor text?

gm

sep 17 '10 at 2:39 BBlake 2,320

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How can I quickly get a player back into a session after their character dies?

gm-techniques character-creation character-death session

nov 21 at 4:44 Community♦ 1

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Looking for a nice magic system to convert to FATE

system-recommendation fate magic world-building

feb 14 at 21:55 Brian Ballsun-Stanton♦ 44.9k

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How can you encourage players to role play in line with their culture?

roleplaying

apr 27 '12 at 19:56 Thanuir 858

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How can GMs make their game worlds more inclusive?

gm-techniques world-building

may 24 '12 at 20:10 Yaztromo 797

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How to: Create a good backstory for how the party got together?

character-creation

mar 22 at 21:52 moberemk 11

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Differences between point-based character advancements and class/level-based character advancement?

character-advancement

oct 25 '10 at 14:14 sprenge777 1,347

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Single player games suitable for session preparation

gm-techniques gm-preparation solo

nov 8 at 16:14 Nigralbus 2,310

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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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Tabletop Play Style Classification Schemes

gaming-style

sep 27 at 20:13 mxyzplk♦ 48.3k

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