The Complete HP Lovecraft
Robert E. Howard's Conan stories
The Lord of the Rings
Neuromancer
Count Zero
Mona Lisa Overdrive
Snow Crash
The Diamond Age

My very first experience with roleplaying games had me in the GM seat from the start. It was my way of sparking interest in the hobby and bringing others along for the adventure. That was back in the early '80s, using the iconic blue box edition of Basic Dungeons & Dragons.


The Mummy (both the original and remake with Brandon Fraser)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
RocknRolla
The Gentlemen (Netflix Series)


A suggested framework for resolving a situation.  On some occassions they fit the situation perfectly and can be applied as-is.  Other times, they require a bit of massaging.

If my games were Movies they'd be directed by...

The message is much more important than the messenger.

Exploding Dice

Fantasy Grounds

Foundry VTT

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Savage Worlds

Call of Cthulhu

Cyberpunk Red

Cyberpunk

Cosmic Horror

I first stepped into the GM role with the Holmes edition of Basic Dungeons & Dragons back in 1980. While I didn’t dive into gaming heavily until after college in the early '90s, it’s been an on-again, off-again passion ever since. Now that we're empty nesters, it's become a steady and deeply rewarding hobby once again.

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JW (he/him)

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