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The Best GM Advice

Started by beejazz, October 02, 2009, 01:24:48 PM

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Gronan of Simmerya

#30
October 15, 2014, 04:06:51 AM
Make up some shit you think will be fun.  Make sure you have different kinds of fun.

Run the game.

See what people think is fun.

Make up more of that particular shit.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Omega

#31
October 16, 2014, 09:35:16 PM
Be flexible. Adapt. Expect the unexpected. If you are at a loss then roll on a table or just pick something vaugly appropriate to the moment and fly with that as far as you can. Try not to bog down.

But also dont be the players slave. There are many times when "No." is the appropriate response. Otherwise let the players be as creative as they can. But make sure they know the "physics" of the setting.

For the love of any god past present or future, dont create a personal NPC!  Or if you do. Dont have them in the group. The temptation to grandstand is immense and you can fall into the trap without realizing it. Same goes for villains.

S'mon

#32
October 17, 2014, 03:23:39 AM
D&D works better than other RPGs because it is bottom-up design; the GM creates areas to explore, the players explore them, and the world, story, PC character arcs etc, all emerge out of that. Games which start with 'design a story' or 'design a character arc' instead of 'design places to explore' don't work so well, IME.
The best advice on creating sites to explore is in Moldvay Basic D&D, so including a copy of the DM's section from that would be good.
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