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How do I manage a player who is handling traps by metagaming?

answered Jul 29, 2016 at 1:24

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GMing a setting when your players are more familiar with it than you

answered Jul 19, 2012 at 22:56

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How much detail should I include in medieval maps for players?

answered May 16, 2012 at 17:05

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How to roleplay languages that none of the player characters know?

answered Aug 21, 2014 at 15:28

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How do I make a god ally NPC for the party?

answered Dec 21, 2017 at 2:29

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How can I create a world with realistic demographics that won't overwhelm my level 1 PCs?

answered Aug 15, 2014 at 0:07

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How do I use God as an NPC while being sensitive to players' real-life religious beliefs?

answered Dec 13, 2014 at 10:51

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How do I tell how long my adventure is going to be?

answered Apr 29, 2013 at 1:54

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What should we do with a player who can't deal with a tough decision and has brought the game to a halt?

answered Oct 7, 2014 at 0:57

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How can I GM a deal with the devil without a law degree and without reducing it to just a roll?

answered Jul 8, 2016 at 6:13

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How can I get players to realize that their enemies aren't evil?

answered Jun 6, 2014 at 5:31

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Is it legal to design and publish a game with D&D's ability scores?

answered Apr 2, 2016 at 1:46

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Is the concept of a mutable game system viable?

answered Oct 28, 2011 at 18:51

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Does Constitution influence Charisma?

answered Oct 25, 2011 at 17:01

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Playing as ourselves

answered Oct 9, 2011 at 1:32

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How to develop effective storylines to ease adding another player to the game?

answered Nov 4, 2011 at 0:16

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Starting a campaign at higher level

answered Jul 12, 2012 at 4:52

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Do crystal dice offer any advantages or disadvantages?

answered Nov 29, 2011 at 18:42

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Are there any benefits to being a small character?

answered Jun 18, 2012 at 4:16

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How do I ensure separation between historical events and the game world while still feeling historical?

answered Nov 10, 2011 at 18:49

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How do I construct an individual session as part of a larger campaign?

answered Oct 6, 2011 at 22:38

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How to make players care about a community

answered Apr 9, 2013 at 22:07

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How to roleplay the Tengu (D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder race)?

answered Jul 27, 2013 at 19:34

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How to have a realistic set of languages without making adventuring prohibitively difficult?

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 15:43

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Was the Cold Steel Reign GM's guide ever published?

answered Sep 14, 2011 at 22:56

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How can I do signature items?

answered Sep 12, 2011 at 17:12

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How to motivate players without the promise of gold and XP?

answered Apr 9, 2013 at 22:58

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Role playing/plot focused one shot sessions

answered Oct 27, 2011 at 20:39

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Hyperintelligent Tactics

answered Apr 7, 2018 at 3:28

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How to add a player who joined after the campaign started?

answered Sep 18, 2011 at 19:15

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How do I manage a player who is handling traps by metagaming?

GMing a setting when your players are more familiar with it than you

How much detail should I include in medieval maps for players?

How to roleplay languages that none of the player characters know?

How do I make a god ally NPC for the party?

How can I create a world with realistic demographics that won't overwhelm my level 1 PCs?

How do I use God as an NPC while being sensitive to players' real-life religious beliefs?

How do I tell how long my adventure is going to be?

What should we do with a player who can't deal with a tough decision and has brought the game to a halt?

How can I GM a deal with the devil without a law degree and without reducing it to just a roll?

How can I get players to realize that their enemies aren't evil?

Is it legal to design and publish a game with D&D's ability scores?

Is the concept of a mutable game system viable?

Does Constitution influence Charisma?

Playing as ourselves

How to develop effective storylines to ease adding another player to the game?

Starting a campaign at higher level

Do crystal dice offer any advantages or disadvantages?

Are there any benefits to being a small character?

How do I ensure separation between historical events and the game world while still feeling historical?

How do I construct an individual session as part of a larger campaign?

How to make players care about a community

How to roleplay the Tengu (D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder race)?

How to have a realistic set of languages without making adventuring prohibitively difficult?

Was the Cold Steel Reign GM's guide ever published?

How can I do signature items?

How to motivate players without the promise of gold and XP?

Role playing/plot focused one shot sessions

Hyperintelligent Tactics

How to add a player who joined after the campaign started?