So You Want To Be A Game Master, Justin Alexander
So You Want To Be A Game Master, Justin Alexander
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So You Want To Be A Game Master
Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure for Dungeon's and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Other Systems

Author: Justin Alexander

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 17 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/05/2023

Synopsis

Become the Ultimate Game Master

Thanks to tabletop roleplay, millions of fans are creating unforgettable collaborative stories. No matter what roleplaying game you want to play, this book is the key to unlocking endless adventure!

Award-winning game designer Justin Alexander has created an incredible compendium of advice, perfect for any aspiring Game Master. This book is packed with the strategies you need to create amazing dungeons, battles, roleplay encounters, and more. Full of practical, hands-on advice, just hearing the first chapter of this book will have you ready to run a game in less than an hour. From there, Justin teaches you all the skills and techniques you need to explore dungeons, solve mysteries, steal priceless artifacts, unravel strange conspiracies, and venture forth on epic journeys!

No matter what game you're playing, this book is the key to unlocking the limitless realms of your imagination.

About Justin Alexander

Justin Alexander is the RPG developer at Atlas Games and the cocreator of the Infinity roleplaying game and the deluxe edition of Magical Kitties Save the Day. He has previously worked with Fantasy Flight Games, Modiphius, Goodman Games, Steve Jackson Games, Dream Pod 9, Realms of Fantasy, Game Trade Magazine, and many others. The Alexandrian, his ENnie Award-winning website, is a huge online resource for players and game masters alike. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robbie on January 11, 2024

In games as complex and utterly reliant on the skills of one player as TTRPGs (that also normally lack a simple 'How to be a DM' book), Justin Alexander's book is the single best resource I have read or watched about how to truly DM a game. Alexander covers both everything a totally new DM needs to k......more

Goodreads review by Troy on December 30, 2023

Really good resources for Game Masters - the first two parts on dungeons and mysteries are particularly helpful and insightful. I've been a GM for a little over 5 years now and still found this book teaching me new things. A very good toolkit for running D&D-like games.......more

Goodreads review by Arseni on January 07, 2024

An absolutely amazing book! Don't let the title mislead you either - I've been running RPGs since 1996 and this book still had a lot to teach me. On top of it it's also packed full of resources to be used in any RPG (though it is focused more on fantasy games like D&D, the mystery section in particu......more

Goodreads review by Artem on March 27, 2025

This book does provide some good ideas. However, it goes into far too much detail and nitpicking regarding all the preparation, and it would only take a couple of sessions when players derail the expected scenario (as they usually do) to cause DM to get frustrated and burn out. Personally I would rec......more

Goodreads review by Martin on January 24, 2024

I saw reviews of the book on several YouTube channels I follow, so I knew I had to pick this one up. I've been playing and running RPGs for most of my life, so a lot of this information I have learned from experience. However, for someone new to the latter role, this book is invaluable. Justin's guid......more

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