5 Tips for Making Your Online Game a Success

I got an email a little while back from Mark Katakowski, in which he asked me to discuss roleplaying blogs (or “RPBs”). Another TT reader, Kreik, made a similar request in a comment here, and I’ve decided to combine the two in this post.

I’ve never run a RPB, but blog games have a lot in common with play-by-post games (PbPs), and based on my PbP experience I’d like to offer 5 tips for making your online game a success.

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Reflections on Ending a Long-Running Game

Meguey, of Fair Game, reflects on ending her 6-year Ars Magica game.

Her approach is thought-provoking — and interesting to bounce off of your own experiences with ending games. (Found via anyway.)

Interview with Luke Crane

Luke Crane is the creator of Burning Wheel, one of the most successful small press RPGs ever published. A frequent contributor to the Forge, Luke is at the heart of the indie gaming community. He’s also the most passionate GM I’ve ever had the privilege of playing with, and his GMing style is as energetic as it is engaging.

In a conversational, free-wheeling interview via AIM, we talked about passionate GMing, Burning Wheel, burnout, Luke’s approach to GMing and more.

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Character Portraits for Your Game

PC Portraits Online Archives hosts images from the old PC Portraits feature in Dragon Magazine.

They work for NPCs as well as PCs, and some could even be used in genres other than fantasy (post-apocalyptic, for example).

Which RPG Awards are Relevant to You as a GM?

There are a number of different RPG awards given out each year, and some of them pique my interest as a GM more than others.

In most gaming groups, the GM is the one who owns the most books (at least, for the game currently being played) — and you have decide what to buy somehow. How much of a role do RPG awards play in helping you decide which games to buy — and therefore, to run?

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Gamer Culture and GMing

Joshua BishopRoby nails a lot of aspects of gamer culture — and what shapes it — in his recent Forge post, Shaping Gamer Culture. There’s plenty in there that ties into GMing, too.

How does his perspective resonate with you?

Black Friday Savings on Gaming T-Shirts

Spreadshirt, the company that produces the gaming T-shirts, messenger bags and other goodies in the Treasure Tables store, is having a one-day promotion on November 25th:

All you actually need is the code from the voucher — 328VUDW — and you’re good to go!

This is a neat chance to save a few bucks on our G33k, GM and Rat Bastard GM designs, all of which are pretty sexy. Get a bit of your holiday shopping done early — without leaving the house.

Happy Turkey Day, for those celebrating Thanksgiving!

Earn Money GMing for Behemoth3

Behemoth3 has announced that they’re looking for GMs to run Kill Monsters & Win Money events at tournaments.

According to Behemoth3’s president, Tavis Allison, “This is not a paid position in the strict sense, but the tournament is designed to generate a profit for the DM.” (KM&WM came up in the comments to Professional GMing here on TT.)

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