Treasure Tables is on hiatus as of December 13th, 2007. After two years of daily posts, I needed a break; that break might turn out to be permanent. In the meantime, I invite you to check out the more than 800 GMing articles in TT's archives, and to join our friendly, active GMing forums. If you're a longtime TT reader, thank you for your support. If you're new to the site, welcome -- there's plenty of GMing advice here to keep you busy! -- Martin

Category: Nature of GMing

Everyone views GMing differently, and the posts in this category look at GMing as a whole from a variety of perspectives.

  • 1950 Calling: The GM Knows Best
  • 6 Constructive Complaints
  • All Holes Filled with Harn
  • An Ongoing Mental Movie
  • By the Book and Work:Fun Ratios
  • Caffeine and GMing
  • Campaigns are Like Radio Serials
  • Constructive Metagaming in RPGs
  • Deciding Whether or Not to Play an RPG
  • Deliberately Limited Game Lines
  • Dicing With Dragons on Fiction and Gaming
  • Dicing With Dragons on the Crisis Point
  • Dicing With Dragons: What Next?
  • DM of the Rings: Full of GMing Insights (and Hilarious)
  • Do You Buy Published Adventures?
  • Do You Give Bonuses/Penalties to Skill Checks for Roleplaying?
  • Does Age Matter in Gaming?
  • Does Your Group Pool Funds for Gaming Books?
  • Doing the Impossible
  • Don’t Sell Your Gaming Books
  • Every GM Should…
  • Fast…Ship
  • First Time GM Jitters
  • Gamer Culture and GMing
  • Gaming Sessions: What’s Ideal, What’s Too Short?
  • GM and Player Engagement: Four Observations
  • GMing and Your Gaming History
  • GMing Is Like a Sausage
  • GMing Milestones: How Many Are There?
  • GMing on a Bad Night
  • GMing: Art, Craft or Science?
  • Great Campaigns: One Out of Three Ain’t Bad
  • Holy Option Paralysis, Batman
  • How Often Would You Like to GM?
  • How Soon Do You Start Planning Your Next Campaign?
  • How Your Players See NPCs, and a Bad Metaphor
  • Ka-Pow: Best Roll Ever
  • Malcolm Sheppard Discusses GMing Advice
  • Mike Mearls on What Gaming Companies Are Bad At
  • On the Spot: Nervousness and GMing
  • Preserving a Sense of Mystery About Your Games
  • Running RPGs You’d Rather Play
  • Seven of the Worst Ideas in GMing History
  • The Four-Legged Stool
  • The Two Laws of Laughter and RPGs
  • Three Reasons Art in RPG Books Matters to GMs
  • Two Kinds of Gaming Group: Which Kind is Yours?
  • Two Takes on Bigger Guns
  • Virtual GMs: The Wave of the Future?
  • What Does Your LGS Mean to You as a GM?
  • What Goes Behind Your GMing Screen?
  • What Intimidates You as a GM?
  • What’s the Longest Campaign You’ve Ever Run?
  • What’s the Most Significant Thing About an RPG?
  • When Dice Go Bad
  • When Should You Use GM Fiat?
  • You Might Be Running the Wrong RPG If…