User GrandmasterB

28 votes

How to make players carry a bomb and not know anything about it

shadowrun

answered Jul 9, 2013 at 21:10

21 votes

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How to get a new player to understand the time investment of a table top RPG

new-players

answered May 23, 2013 at 22:00

19 votes

Accepted

How would a 7th level wizard defend his shop?

answered May 12, 2014 at 16:33

16 votes

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How to give a Rogue ways to shine

pathfinder-1e gm-techniques rogue

answered May 24, 2013 at 20:10

16 votes

What are some dangerous non-fantasy creatures?

system-agnostic campaign-development monsters

answered Oct 23, 2011 at 6:22

15 votes

Accepted

In D&D 3.5e, how do turns interact with long actions (hours, weeks, etc)?

dnd-3.5e time

answered Aug 30, 2013 at 18:16

14 votes

Techniques for making undead scary again

gm-techniques adnd-2e homebrew undead

answered Jan 9, 2014 at 16:49

13 votes

As a GM, is it bad form to ask for a moment to think when improvising?

gm-techniques new-gm improvisation

answered May 3, 2019 at 16:20

10 votes

How many kobolds does it take to dig a Pit Trap?

pathfinder-1e crafting traps kobold

answered Nov 14, 2013 at 17:54

9 votes

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Speak with burrowing animals

history-of-gaming

answered Nov 14, 2013 at 19:16

8 votes

Balancing players' rolls, not characters

dice balance

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 20:18

8 votes

How can I make my PCs flee?

gm-techniques system-agnostic character-death fear

answered Sep 14, 2012 at 21:02

8 votes

How do I make a dungeon the party will not know they are getting lost in?

dungeon-design

answered Mar 18, 2011 at 21:25

8 votes

How can I help a player who is horribly afraid of character death?

gm-techniques character-death

answered Feb 22, 2017 at 19:02

8 votes

How can I deliberately cause my player character's alignment to shift?

dnd-3.5e roleplaying alignment

answered Dec 14, 2013 at 23:48

7 votes

What can I include in my character's background to help the GM build a better story?

system-agnostic character-creation story

answered Dec 9, 2011 at 19:57

7 votes

What to do when your character is just too good?

system-agnostic balance powergaming

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 19:18

6 votes

How can I create a Prisoner's Dilemma-style choice in Paranoia?

paranoia

answered May 28, 2013 at 18:45

6 votes

Awarding Experience for out-of-game activities, bias towards players with more time, how to fix?

system-agnostic experience-points

answered Jul 15, 2013 at 19:56

6 votes

How can you find a balance between effective/optimised characters and creative characters?

character-creation balance system-agnostic roleplaying group-dynamics

answered Dec 15, 2011 at 19:56

6 votes

How to simulate distraction during battle without actually distracting the players?

system-agnostic encounter-design

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 19:23

6 votes

How can a samurai train Jiujutsu if they can't touch people in public?

lore l5r unarmed-combat l5r-4e

answered Sep 30, 2015 at 21:30

6 votes

How do I communicate to my players that a door is, for the time being, absolutely locked to them?

dnd-5e gm-techniques dungeon puzzle

answered Aug 13, 2018 at 15:54

5 votes

How should I introduce map drawing to my players?

dnd-5e gm-techniques new-players maps

answered May 24, 2019 at 4:38

5 votes

Good Single Word Instruction for "Command" Spell

adnd-1e spells cleric

answered Feb 10, 2011 at 21:02

5 votes

Best way to use a GM Screen nowadays?

system-agnostic tools

answered Jan 30, 2012 at 20:55

5 votes

How can I fool my players into being pawns for the villain?

gm-techniques system-agnostic story

answered Jul 23, 2013 at 17:29

5 votes

How can I speed up combat with a large number of enemies?

dnd-4e gm-techniques combat

answered Sep 14, 2012 at 21:34

4 votes

How do I roleplay getting used to violence?

dnd-3.5e roleplaying

answered Sep 4, 2012 at 20:37

4 votes

How can I create a megadungeon in a futuristic/post-apocalyptic setting?

system-agnostic megadungeon

answered Dec 4, 2012 at 17:24

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How to make players carry a bomb and not know anything about it

How to get a new player to understand the time investment of a table top RPG

How would a 7th level wizard defend his shop?

How to give a Rogue ways to shine

What are some dangerous non-fantasy creatures?

In D&D 3.5e, how do turns interact with long actions (hours, weeks, etc)?

Techniques for making undead scary again

As a GM, is it bad form to ask for a moment to think when improvising?

How many kobolds does it take to dig a Pit Trap?

Speak with burrowing animals

Balancing players' rolls, not characters

How can I make my PCs flee?

How do I make a dungeon the party will not know they are getting lost in?

How can I help a player who is horribly afraid of character death?

How can I deliberately cause my player character's alignment to shift?

What can I include in my character's background to help the GM build a better story?

What to do when your character is just too good?

How can I create a Prisoner's Dilemma-style choice in Paranoia?

Awarding Experience for out-of-game activities, bias towards players with more time, how to fix?

How can you find a balance between effective/optimised characters and creative characters?

How to simulate distraction during battle without actually distracting the players?

How can a samurai train Jiujutsu if they can't touch people in public?

How do I communicate to my players that a door is, for the time being, absolutely locked to them?

How should I introduce map drawing to my players?

Good Single Word Instruction for "Command" Spell

Best way to use a GM Screen nowadays?

How can I fool my players into being pawns for the villain?

How can I speed up combat with a large number of enemies?

How do I roleplay getting used to violence?

How can I create a megadungeon in a futuristic/post-apocalyptic setting?