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Being a Convention Gamemaster

Episode 6 of the Gaming from the First Age podcast, hosted by First Age, titled "Being a Convention Gamemaster" was published on November 4, 2025 and runs 68 minutes.

November 4, 2025 ·68m · Gaming from the First Age

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I run a lot of RPG conventions, so I'm keen to see people step forward and run great games! In this episode I present some thoughts on what makes a good convention GM (or possibly a GM for any occasion).Leave a message at [email protected] or on Spotify.Some resource links:So You Want to be a Gamemaster? Justin Alexanderhttps://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-masterYour Best Game Ever, Monte Cook Gameshttps://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/your-best-game-ever/Return of the Lazy Dungeonmaster, Sly Flourishhttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/251431/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-masterHow to be a Great GM, Guy Sclandershttps://www.youtube.com/@HowtobeaGreatGMBurn After Running, Guy Milnerhttps://burnafterrunningrpg.com/Safety Toolshttps://www.dramadice.com/gm-tips/safety-tools-for-tabletop-rpgs/https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/CATShttps://proleary.com/games/the-cats-method/Stars and wishes: https://burnafterrunningrpg.com/2022/01/07/stars-and-wishes-because-feedback-is-hard/https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/stars-and-wishesThe podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards⁠⁠NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0):⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

I run a lot of RPG conventions, so I'm keen to see people step forward and run great games! In this episode I present some thoughts on what makes a good convention GM (or possibly a GM for any occasion).

Leave a message at [email protected] or on Spotify.


Some resource links:

So You Want to be a Gamemaster? Justin Alexander

https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master

Your Best Game Ever, Monte Cook Games

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/your-best-game-ever/

Return of the Lazy Dungeonmaster, Sly Flourish

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/251431/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-master

How to be a Great GM, Guy Sclanders

https://www.youtube.com/@HowtobeaGreatGM

Burn After Running, Guy Milner

https://burnafterrunningrpg.com/

Safety Tools

https://www.dramadice.com/gm-tips/safety-tools-for-tabletop-rpgs/

https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/

CATS

https://proleary.com/games/the-cats-method/

Stars and wishes: https://burnafterrunningrpg.com/2022/01/07/stars-and-wishes-because-feedback-is-hard/

https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/stars-and-wishes


The podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa

⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards⁠⁠

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0):

⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/


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