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I'm going to assume you're playing D&D 5E which awards XP for killing monsters. You can change this by awarding very little XP for killing monsters. This assumes the players are open to a game about more than killing monsters of course. In TSR D&D the PCs got 1 XP for each gold piece hauled...

Dungeons & Dragons 5E gets a hardcover adventure path and more movie settings for Everyday Heroes. Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG gets massive character sheets and there is a new sci-fi setting for the Year Zero System. Players can travel the universe as dinosaur rangers or explore a massive ocean...

@patrakis I hope you post here about how the campaign goes.

I'd need some more details on what that mindset means to you. But I have seen players struggle with the idea that they can do more than what is on the character sheet. I've seen players look down at the character sheet looking for a solution to any problem and not getting into the character and...

Have you decided where in Hârn you are going to start?

@Thomas Shey Sorry to hear how tough things got.

You are correct that needing to stop gaming with someone is difficult. I think anyone who has GMed for any length of time has had to part ways with other people. I also agree with the adage that no gaming is better than bad gaming. I do think you have some possible solutions presented as well...

Another good topic here. Players don't really care about the GM. I don't mean the human being players don't care about the human being GM. The people around the table don't want me to come to harm and they want me to stay well. I mean the roles alone. If I have players who are not GMs...

That makes sense to me. I think what helps me is to try to do more than just game with my group. Which can be difficult when the group is together only to game and really doesn't want to do other things like board games or movies or go out to dinner. However, if you are in a space that allows...

Both of you bring up excellent real-world examples and points of view. This type of discussion is critical to enable long-term campaigns. I've read thousands of pages of rules but only a small handful of pages dedicated to actually navigating working together as players and actually making...

You bring up an interesting point and one I might discuss if I can put a positive spin on various options. I too have had some emotional ups and downs GMing sometimes with group dynamics. The last time this happened to me, before breaking up the group, I tried one other option first. I focused...

@lyle.spade I'm really glad you enjoyed the article. It is an experiment I wanted to do to put some RPG topics out that I don't see quite so much discussion on, keep the conversation positive, and extol the virtues of being a GM. If this one is well received, I have more RPG topics I'm...

If you pick up a core RPG book you will likely find a section on what is an RPG, how to roll dice, and hopefully some advice on running the actual RPG you are reading and maybe even a starting adventure. But what do you do to keep going month after month, decade after decade? How do you...

Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG celebrates the 100th module with a box set adventure of awesome. There is also a new character class and an encounter available. Delta Green goes back to its origins with an adventure set in the 90s. Runecairn is a one GM/one PC RPG of Viking adventure with plenty of...

Hârn is a fantasy world of breathtaking depth. Player characters can experience life on the ground from encountering individual knights in manor houses all the way up to sweeping conflicts between warring kingdoms. Grant Dalgliesh of Columbia Games was kind enough to talk to me about the 40th...

Dungeons & Dragons 5E gets two supplements full of adventures. There are also dice and bookmarks. G.I. JOE RPG allows for Cobra PCs. Mothership gets several supplements and new adventures. Plenty of other options for BESM, cyberpunk, and dark fantasy as well. Note: RPG Print News covers recent...

@antiwesley I wish you the best, but I think you have missed the point that you are stepping over the line of what is and is not an insult. Stating four facts here. 1.) I write about RPGs because RPGs are a lifestyle for me. Of all the important things in my life, they are the least of the...

@antiwesley I hope you the very best and that your day is great.

Good, hope you enjoy it. What is your favorite part of this latest release for Warhammer? Maybe the ships? Or is it a new career? A monster? Or something else? So much great new content for the RPG.

Glad to see HârnWorld: Kingdom of Azadmere. I'm also intrigued by Slaughterville RPG as I like modern horror and the Year Zero Engine. More Elmore is also always good.