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Anticipated RPG, in which the players roll their checks without the GM asking for them. They also roll initiative as soon as the GM...

The Whamageddon is starting to make me nervous. Do I lose the game if I pause Last Christmas before the lyrics kick in? If I run...

Little surprise that paid DMing is working out well for you. Since you're an Enworlder, you possess world class DMing skill.

So, you're the luckiest GM ever? Congratulations! Yeah, sounds like an ideal market. They show up right on time, with paper and...

I was a paid DM for (I think about) 35 sessions of 5e D&D a couple years back, and am looking into getting back into it (I had to wind...

Hey. So as some will know back in August I took my first steps into paid DMing. It wasn’t something I did lightly but I’ve been DMing...

Alternate title: medieval infantry training. I should link this to the "immersion" thread . . . And here I thought I had maximum...

One does not simply take a helicopter...

A spear might be best for taking a hike through the hills. Maybe a quarterstaff? Swords get all the fun and attention though.

Immersion is when the players say, "remember when you shoved your polearm up the rot-wampster's butt," instead of saying "remember when...

Yeah, while I will often grant automatic success to a Thief (I mostly play Shadowdark) using his crawling turns searching, all bets are...

It's a tradeoff. You can have 100% chance of detecting traps, but then you move slowly and don't detect enemies. The other end of the...

I'll bid against Nimble given that its homepage has at least two typos and three of my least favorite RPG terms. However, it has great...

Don't forget about zombie parents! Or demonic ones. Anyone remember these?