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Ask Game Masters

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A place where Game Masters, Dungeon Masters, Storytellers, Narrators, Referees (and etc) can gather and ask questions. Uncertain of where to take the story? Want to spice up your big baddie? Encounters? That player? Ask away!

And if you have questions about becoming a Game Master you are most welcome with those as well!

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So, this started with a notification I got on Kickstarter about The Secret Art of Gamemastery . Is this worth picking up? Do you have any better suggestions for DMing advice?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The best sources of GM advice that I've used:

  • Matt Colville's "Running The Game" series on YouTube (free)
  • Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master by Sly Flourish ($8 pdf)
  • WebDM on YouTube (free, but time consuming to get through, plus they have a podcast if you throw them a couple bucks on Patreon)

Edit: also, watch (non-critrole) actual play content and pay attention to what the GM does well, what they do differently, etc.