Becoming a Great GM with Guy Sclanders

Guy Sclanders

Hello! I'm Guy from 'How to be a Great GM', and in this weekly podcast series I cover everything you can do in your tabletop roleplaying games as a Game Master or Dungeon Master to take your roleplaying games, stories, and worlds to the next level, from adventures to locations and everything in between.
So come join me as we chat about everything TTRPG!
Who am I?
I have been playing TTRPGs, game mastering TTRPGs, teaching, making videos, writing books about role playing and being a great GM for many years on our YouTube channel.
I'm honoured to be part of the roleplaying community as its a special one, and being able to contribute to it has always been my ambition. I love feedback, and I will not know all the answers and hope to chat about these in these series and on our videos!
Join me in rolling the dice, and diving into the world of tabletop roleplaying.

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Ep49: Five Bad Campaign Ideas

Becoming a Great GM with Guy Sclanders

07/19/23 • 14 min

There are campaign ideas and then there are bad campaign ideas.
What makes a campaign idea a bad one and how can you avoid creating a campaign from a bad idea?
These are the 5 common campaign ideas that I see time and time again, and I really wish folks wouldn't ruin their TTRPG games with them!

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Ep11: My Go-To Tricks for Keeping My Campaigns on Track

Becoming a Great GM with Guy Sclanders

10/05/22 • 31 min

Something that we all struggle with - perhaps more often than we realise, is finding ways to keep both our RPG campaigns and players on track. So often, our campaign can be derailed, or our players go off on tangents and it can be tricky to bring things back on track or figure out how to roll with the new direction.
In today's episode, I give you the tricks that I use to keep or bring my players and campaigns back on track.
*Note* This is not going to be helpful for you if you already have a pre-determined outcome for your campaign or adventure. Here at Great GM, we like to shift from a being plot focused to becoming more reactionary to what the players choose to do.
Topics discussed:

How making sure your player characters have an ally in the game can ensure that they stay focused on their objective.
How do you keep your players engaged and interested in the game?
How do you keep your campaign going of the players are derailing the main story?
What I do to keep players aware of their situation.
What do you do if the players plan to do something but then decide to investigate a minor detail that you have no information on?
How do we make sure that the PCs don't miss a time sensitive goal or deadline?
What do you do when the players build backstories that go against the original idea of your campaign and how to redevelop the campaign for them. AND should you redevelop the campaign for them?
How often is too often when it comes to changing plots to 'wow' your players?

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