Peter Saloom and Jonathan recorded this episode LIVE in the seminar room at TotalCon 2024.  The two of them have over 50 combined years of gaming experience & decades of running games at conventions.

Peter published his first licensed adventure.  It is Shadows of the Sacred Hills for the RPG system Savage Worlds.  Buy Shadows of the Sacred Hills (affiliate link).

Tips

Be prepared
Be welcoming
Engage the players
Make the game visually appealing
Be kind
Know the rules (or at least the core rules)
Be succinct with initial explanations (say what the players need to get going, leave everything else for when or if the situation arises during the game)
Adhere to the time slot times
Playtest your game at least once
Provide enough player aids for each player
Have helpers/assistant GMs if needed
Practice good hygiene
Make sure players have something to do at all times
Take breaks
Let players know they can leave the game at any time if it isn't for them





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Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by the incomparable Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Jonathan J. Reinhart.

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