Safety tools have been a major part of the tabletop scene the past few years. It has been wonderful to see the rise of “Session zero,” when the players and facilitators can discuss…

GM: “So are you sneaking in or are you going full bear?” A few weeks back, one of our regular group members had to miss RPG night. Rather than cancel, I whipped out my…

What is more dreadful than becoming the monster you killed? What greater tragedy is there than succumbing to the gravity of violence, defeating your oppressor only to replace him? The nightmares you had…

Whenever a friend or colleague planning to GM for the first time asks me for advice, I always come back to the same idea: Pacing. Careful pacing is so often the difference between…