In Gamemastering Secrets, Aaron Rosenberg and guest contributors cover everything about running a roleplaying game, from choosing a game system to closing out a long-running campaign. They give tips on how to handle various situations, pointers on potential dangers and how to avoid them, and advice on how to get the best gaming experience for everyone involved. 
If you've never GM'd before, they teach you how to go about it, where to start and how to proceed, and enough tricks to convince anyone that you're a veteran. 
If you are an experience gamemaster, they give you new tricks, ways to keep your players on their toes, and ways to spice up your games. 
For use with any roleplaying game (examples are drawn from the d20 and Fudge systems). 
Featuring John Kovalic's "Dork Tower" comic strips, and Same Chupp - Gamemastering for Kids, Hilary Doda - Women at the Gaming Table, Ann Dupuis - The Science and Art of Mapmaking, Lee Gold - NPCs: Not Paper Cutouts, Matt Forbeck - Running a Con Game, Kenneth Hite - The Joy of Research, Larry D. Hols - Throw 'em to the Wolves!, Steven S. Lng - Genre and Setting Simulation, Steven Marsh - Treasure, Frank Mentzer - Trust at the Gaming Table, John Nephew - The Beginner's Game, John R. Phythyon, Jr. - Creating Memorable Villains, Jean Rabe - Winging It, Mark Simmons - Gamemaster's Flowchart 101, Lester Smith - Campaign Troubleshooting, James M. Ward - Campaign World-building, Ross Winn - Character Creation 
('d20 System' and the d20 System logo are Trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast and are used with permission. The Fudge System logo is a trademark of Steffan O'Sullivan, used under license. Logo design by Daniel M. Davis.)

Gamemastering Secrets Second Edition

James M. Ward

Kenneth Hite

MATT FORBECK

Ann Dupuis

John Kovalic

John R. Phythyon, Jr.

Aaron Rosenberg

Steven S. Long

Lester Smith

Frank Mentzer

Hilary Doda

Jean Rabe

John Nephew

Sam Chupp

Lee Gold

Larry D. Hols

Steven Marsh

Mark Simmons

Ross Winn

Grey Ghost Press

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Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Dork Storm Press

Dork Tower Star Wars Special *CXD

The Collected Snapdragons by John Kovalic and Liz Rathke  Featuring an introduction by New York Times best-selling author Jacquelyn Mitchard! The Origins award-winning Snapdragons comic book is collected at last, with nearly 30 pages of new material! Catch the hilarious misadventures of Jake, Jody, and their gang in an all-ages comic that really is for all ages!  "Liz Rathke and John Kovalic have created, in SnapDragons, one of the first truly fresh ensemble of comic characters since the Rugrats." - Jacquelyn Mitchard

SnapDragons Volume 1: Here Be SnapDragons

Huzzah! The newest Dork Tower collection is in! Collecting comic strips from the fan favorite website, as well as Dragon Magazine, Comic Buyer's Guide, and Scrye Magazine, it's a geeky googleplex of gigantic laughs! The Dork Tower gang take on everything from The Lord of the Rings to Star Wars Episode III to Alton Brown to the iPod and the internet, proving no dorky diversion is sacred!

DORK TOWER VIII Go Dork Go *OP

Computers & Technology

Graphics & Design

The seventh and largest hilarious collection of the multiple award-winning Dork Tower includes the 25th issue spectacular, as well as the continuing issues from the comic book series, a free Cheapass Game "Dork Wanderings" from James Ernest, and the Origins Award-nominated Dork Tower short story by New York Times bestselling author, Mike Stackpole! Oh, yeah...and much, much more! IT MUST BE MINE! Join the Dork Tower gang as they take to the streets of Mud Bay one more time, looking for love (and their purple shiny dice) in all the wrong places! Will Matt and Gilly find peace of mind, or even each other? Will Kayleigh find a way to make life even worse for them? Will Igor find a clue? Pick up John Kovalic's seventh Dork Tower collection, and find out for yourself!

DORK TOWER VII Dork Side of the Goon *OP

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