VIDEO
Iron GM
We talk about secrets
“It is game day and you’ve done no prep…”
Suggested Techniques :
Ask the Players Questions
Enjoy a Quiet Moment
Play up Rivals
Look at the character sheets for inspiration
Find a status quo and destroy it.
Play up consequences of past adventures
Steve the Tricky?
Play a session from a different POV
The Mountain Witch trick: Introduce a front-loaded NPC and ask question
Look over the table, see who hasn’t had spotlight
Give them choices for relationships in a new place
Judd is re-summoned to the hang-out.
Blank spots on the map, have players fill it out
Steal and pillage from game systems
Check out the GM’s Consequences
Give ’em what they want: “Promise them the sun and give them the moon.” – Sagas of the Icelanders . Mo’ money, mo’ problems.
A list of Zero Prep Games (Lady Blackbird , Psi Run , Fiasco , Inspectres , Shotgun Diaries , Don’t Rest Your Head )
Get them addicted…
Red Button Options
2 Minutes
Judd: Seclusium . Sorcerer and Satan .
Rich: Apocalypse World .
J.D.: Spark . Demon the Fallen ?
Erik: Pathfinder Society .
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