Table for Two: Running Cypher System for One Player
What does it take to run a Cypher System game for a single player? The Cypher System is extremely flexible—I’ve […]
Table for Two: Running Cypher System for One Player
Gamemastering
Giving a New Player the Best Possible First Impression
Advice about the game group comprises a whole chapter of Your Best Game Ever, with topics like group size, advice
Giving a New Player the Best Possible First Impression
Rules Lawyers
Knowing the rules is a good thing. Constantly, pedantically correcting everyone else’s knowledge of the rules, or arguing with the
Strife Among the Players
This article is an excerpt from Your Best Game Ever, on preorder now and coming this summer! Strife Among the Players
Pacing Encounters and Sessions Together
This article is an excerpt from Your Best Game Ever, on preorder now and coming this summer! Pacing Encounters and Sessions
Pacing Encounters and Sessions Together
Ensuring Player Agency
This article is an excerpt from Your Best Game Ever, on preorder now and coming this summer! Ensuring Player Agency Players
Tips for Running a One-Shot Game
Happy January! Here at MCG we’re starting to think about the summer convention season (because the event submission deadlines start
Tips for Running a One-Shot Game
January Is New Gamemaster Month!
Join Us in January and You’ll Be a GM by February! What do you call someone who’s thought about GMing—who’s
January Is New Gamemaster Month!
Numenera Crafting Made Easy
Numenera Destiny introduces robust salvaging and crafting rules that let characters convert the remnants of the prior worlds into beneficial
NPC Personalities on the Fly – Part 3
This is the third of three articles about quickly creating nonplayer character (NPC) personalities. You can find the first article
NPC Personalities on the Fly – Part 3
NPC Personalities on the Fly – Part 2
This is the second of three articles about quickly creating NPC personalities. You can find the first article here. An
NPC Personalities on the Fly – Part 2
NPC Personalities on the Fly – Part 1
If you’re a GM, you probably put a lot of work into significant nonplayer characters (NPCs) for your campaign. Prominent
NPC Personalities on the Fly – Part 1