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Beginner Game Master
Lesson 1.1 — What Does a Game Master Do?
Lesson 1.2 — Tone, Expectations, and Table Culture
Lesson 1.3 — Safety Tools and Player Comfort
Module 1 Quiz (Videos 1.1–1.3)
Lesson 2.1 — When to Roll
Lesson 2.2 — Calling for Action Rolls
Lesson 2.3 — Outcomes and Consequences
Lesson 2.4 — Making Rulings
Module 2 Quiz (Videos 2.1–2.4)
Lesson 3.1 — Narration and Scene Framing
Lesson 3.2 — Spotlight and Player Agency
Lesson 3.3 — Ending Scenes and Ending Sessions
Module 3 Quiz (Videos 3.1–3.3)
Lesson 4.1 — What to Prep (and What Not to Prep)
Lesson 4.2 — Hooks, Scenes, Secrets, and Beats
Lesson 4.3 — NPCs as Tools (Not Lore Dumps)
Module 4 Quiz Videos (4.1–4.3)
Lesson 5.1 — Building Your First Location
Lesson 5.2 — Expanding Outward from Play
Lesson 5.3 — Creating NPCs That Matter
Lesson 5.4 — Creatures & Adversaries (Intent-First)
Lesson 5.5 — Environments & Traps as Choices
Module 5 Quiz (Videos 5.1–5.5)
Lesson 6.1 — What Session Zero Is (and Isn’t)
Lesson 6.2 — Running Session Zero
Lesson 7.1 — Opening the First Session
Lesson 7.2 — Handling Mistakes & Curveballs
Lesson 7.3 — Ending Proud & Looking Ahead
Module 6 Quiz (Videos 6.1–7.3)
Advanced Game Mastery
A1 — Intro to Advanced Game Mastery
A1.1 — Stories vs Scenarios
A3 — Player Choice, Information, and Pressure
Module 7 Quiz (Videos A1–A3)
B1 — Dynamic Dungeons
B2 — Mysteries That Don’t Stall
B3 — Node-Based Adventures
B4 — Raids and Heists
B5 — Cities, Crawls, and the Wild
Module 8 Quiz (Videos B1–B5)
C1 — NPCs as Agents
C2 — Factions as Engines
C3 — Adversaries That Evolve
C4 — Environments as Persistent Threats
Module 9 Quiz (Videos C1–C4)
D1 — Campaign Premises That Last
D2 — Campaign Arcs vs Player Arcs
D3 — Campaign Tracking and Status Tools
D4 — Ending Campaigns Well
D5 — Mastery and Specialized Play
Course Outro
Module 10 Quiz (Videos D1–D5)
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Learn to Be a Game Master: Run D&D and other RPGs!
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Learn more
Discussions
Beginner Game Master
Lesson 1.1 — What Does a Game Master Do?
Lesson 1.2 — Tone, Expectations, and Table Culture
Lesson 1.3 — Safety Tools and Player Comfort
Module 1 Quiz (Videos 1.1–1.3)
Lesson 2.1 — When to Roll
Lesson 2.2 — Calling for Action Rolls
Lesson 2.3 — Outcomes and Consequences
Lesson 2.4 — Making Rulings
Module 2 Quiz (Videos 2.1–2.4)
Lesson 3.1 — Narration and Scene Framing
Lesson 3.2 — Spotlight and Player Agency
Lesson 3.3 — Ending Scenes and Ending Sessions
Module 3 Quiz (Videos 3.1–3.3)
Lesson 4.1 — What to Prep (and What Not to Prep)
Lesson 4.2 — Hooks, Scenes, Secrets, and Beats
Lesson 4.3 — NPCs as Tools (Not Lore Dumps)
Module 4 Quiz Videos (4.1–4.3)
Lesson 5.1 — Building Your First Location
Lesson 5.2 — Expanding Outward from Play
Lesson 5.3 — Creating NPCs That Matter
Lesson 5.4 — Creatures & Adversaries (Intent-First)
Lesson 5.5 — Environments & Traps as Choices
Module 5 Quiz (Videos 5.1–5.5)
Lesson 6.1 — What Session Zero Is (and Isn’t)
Lesson 6.2 — Running Session Zero
Lesson 7.1 — Opening the First Session
Lesson 7.2 — Handling Mistakes & Curveballs
Lesson 7.3 — Ending Proud & Looking Ahead
Module 6 Quiz (Videos 6.1–7.3)
Advanced Game Mastery
A1 — Intro to Advanced Game Mastery
A1.1 — Stories vs Scenarios
A3 — Player Choice, Information, and Pressure
Module 7 Quiz (Videos A1–A3)
B1 — Dynamic Dungeons
B2 — Mysteries That Don’t Stall
B3 — Node-Based Adventures
B4 — Raids and Heists
B5 — Cities, Crawls, and the Wild
Module 8 Quiz (Videos B1–B5)
C1 — NPCs as Agents
C2 — Factions as Engines
C3 — Adversaries That Evolve
C4 — Environments as Persistent Threats
Module 9 Quiz (Videos C1–C4)
D1 — Campaign Premises That Last
D2 — Campaign Arcs vs Player Arcs
D3 — Campaign Tracking and Status Tools
D4 — Ending Campaigns Well
D5 — Mastery and Specialized Play
Course Outro
Module 10 Quiz (Videos D1–D5)
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