DungeonMaster

Being Your GM’s Best Player

A lot of people talk about what it means to be a good Game Master and how to make your players happy. Well, I'm going to tell you players that it's not all about you. If your GM is not happy with the party, then he is going to make things difficult - if not downright...

Being Your Player’s Best GM

Often times people think that being a Game Master means simply having a story that you want to tell, writing some names down, and then throwing some monsters in for the players to fight. While this is true for the game side of things, what people (and many players)...

Game Master: Friend or Foe?

I've heard of Game Masters described as story tellers, who work with the players at the table to create a dialogue that will eventually evolve into the tale of an epic journey. I've heard of Game Masters as a vile creature of the Underworld, who is tasked with...

Balance of the Game Master

Storyteller.  Judge.  Actor.  These are the three bars that are forever fluctuating on the mental interface of a Game - or Dungeon - Master.  They will never be equal, nor should they be, but one should never stray too far from the others.  And allowing one to take...

F@#K! Ahhhhhhhhh!

Filmed back in 1994 whilst running my Friday night Undermountain Campaign. Sometimes, game props can be tricky! I think my brother screaming could be the next Wilhelm Scream. What do you think? The video is a bit grainy, due to the only light being from the candles...