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Episode 133 – Getting Started as a GM


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It’s a perfectly normal episode, without guests or con recaps or anything – what even is this? It’s an episode about getting your feet wet as a GM, that’s what! After our usual banter, including Jenny’s sudden appearance in Grant’s D&D game, we answer a question from Patreon supporter Shawn, who asks us about our perfect gaming room. Then we get into our main topic with a variety of suggestions for people considering running their own game for the first time.

Some resources for new GMs: Peter’s “I Want To GM” blog post; Gnome Stew; Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast; Robin D. Laws’s Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering; Odyssey: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Campaign Management by Phil Vecchione and Walt Ciechanowski; and Matthew Colville’s Running the Game series on YouTube.

Scripture: Psalm 37:30Matthew 23:11James 1:12

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