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Carnagecast 32: Nik Palmer and Iron GM 2012

By Tyler on September 10, 2012

In episode 32 of Carnagecast, Dr. Nik joins us, fresh from his travels to GenCon 2012. Nik tells us about Iron GM, an event which turns gamemastering into a competitive sport, and his experiences competing on the regional level — having become an Iron Contender at TotalCon — and the national at GenCon. Iron GM pushes Nik to stretch outside his usual GM style to develop his skills at “play[ing] without plan,” following the will of the players and facilitating epic action, as the competition demands that one “go big or go home.”

Find out what GMing muscles Iron GM stretches, what Nik stocks in his GMing toolbox and his most consulted tables in the AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide.

Links

  • Iron GM
  • TotalCon
  • GenCon Indy
  • Carnage Facebook group
  • Green Mountain Gamers
  • Panik Productions
http://media.blubrry.com/carnagecast/carnagecon.com/media/Carnagecast_032_Nik_Palmer_Iron_GM.mp3

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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged Carnagecast, GMing, GMs, iron gm, nik palmer, Role-Playing Games

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