Anthony Li has been pretending to be someone or something else for about as long as he can remember, which some people might consider a problem. He cut his teeth on 2nd Edition AD&D when he was 14 years old and his only regret is that he didn’t start rolling dice sooner. Due to an unhealthy addiction to Magic: the Gathering he missed the entire cultural phenomenon that was the 3.X era of D&D. After a brief stint with 4E, he was dragged kicking and screaming into the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game where he has since acclimated, adapted, and thrived. Most of his roleplaying experience has been behind in the GM screen where he has trained his dice to confirm crits on command. He always roots for the bad guys.
Alright, so you’ve gotten a handle on what multi-table events are. You’ve figured out what form it’ll take. And you’re looking to run one for in your local community. So let’s dive into the first steps towards making that...
Last time we went over the pros and cons of multi-table events and what the types of challenges and rewards that they might offer a GMs and players. For today, I thought we might go over some different types...
For the first Behind the Screens article of 2017, I thought I might start us off with a closer look at that rarest of game-type, the multi-table event. If you’ve had the opportunity to go to GenCon and secured...
Happy 2nd official day of Winter! We’ve short days and long nights complete with sub-zero temperatures here in the northeastern United States. With this being the last Behind the Screens of 2016, I thought it might be a good time...
Managing a roleplaying game can sometimes feel like an overwhelming multi-tasked nightmare. From prep work like outlining a campaign or balancing encounters to in-game tasks like combat tracking and roleplaying multiple NPCs, there’s no shortage of jobs that a GM needs to...
There are all types of games for all types of gaming groups. They range from grim-dark, gritty, realism to swashbuckling high adventure in fantastic realities and landscapes. I’ve found, much to my chagrin, that players tend to prefer the...
One of the persistent challenges faced by GMs everywhere is the constant struggle to get your group to do something you want them to. You’ve planned out an elaborate series encounters but your players decide not to go in that direction....
I had a question come in from a reader asking how proficient with the rules he should be before taking a seat behind the GM screen. How long did it take me to master the rules? How did I...
Hey everyone, There’s no podcast episode this week. Between my catching the sickness last week and Alex coming under a similar malady this week it just wasn’t in the cards for us. We normally try and have a couple...