Hail and well met stranger!
You might be wondering why you’d want to get this new version of The complete guide to creating Epic campaigns if you already own the previous copy? It’s a good question and one I hope to answer.
The whole mind-set behind the How to be a Great GM approach to Adventure design, Campaign design and running your game has shifted from a very structured, pre-planned method to a more organic model where the NPCs form the basis of our planning.
As such many of the chapters have changed to reflect this new approach, and our focus is now on designing NPCs and their plans rather than on our own plans and plots. In fact, the word Plot is now a banned word in the Great GM vocabulary!
Furthermore, this book now follows the same design ethos as The practical guide to becoming a great GM. The layout is made for quick reference, and each chapter features exercises for you to do to practice and upskill yourself.
Does this book contain the same content as the old book?
Yes and no. It does have many chapters from the original release, but they’ve been rewritten to accommodate the new process. It also contains many more chapters than the original which expand upon the content. Some sections you’ll be familiar with, but most will be new to you.
Do I need to buy The Practical guide to becoming a Great GM in order to use this book?
No. Although you may find The Practical guide to becoming a Great GM useful, you do not need to have it in order to use this book.
Pages: 142 pages
Written by: Guy Sclanders
Release: 27 July 2022
Eric May (verified owner) –
Have not read it yet; but if it’s as a gm friendly read as the last book, my family may get to be my first epic level players!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
An informal book that anyone who wants to gm should read.
Trent Thompson (verified owner) –
Great resource for any type game!
Andrew (verified owner) –
I’ve barely scratched the surface of this book. The layout appears to be well thought out and I’m looking forward to creating my first serious campaign.
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Pascal Vendette (verified owner) –
This book is the best. I realy enjoy it and will promote it to others.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
I bought this 2 days before my next session and rewrote my whole campaign. Now my players are challenged, motivated, and most importantly, terrified. A++ book!
Helen L. (verified owner) –
This book specifically has given me so much confidence in running my games. It was always intimidating and overwhelming when the players went ‘off script’, and with the charts and information from this book, I can just roll with the punches. Using the chart, I have actually gotten the, “You knew that from the start! You’ve been planning this the whole time! That’s amazing!” which, of course, is delicious, because no such thing. You give anchor points that we can use to weave paths together for our players to traipse along… and occasionally burn to the ground.
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Lucas Pitcher (verified owner) –
Great ideas, Well presented!
Shelly (verified owner) –
Looked at table of contents. If anything like gm guide. Should be super helpful
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Navid Amiri (verified owner) –
Still early in my exploration of the book but I know your videos tied to this are great. Keep up the great work.
Justin G. (verified owner) –
This book is phenomenal, extremely thorough and full of humor as well as plenty of information. Amazing work!
Daniel (verified owner) –
Laura Renwick (verified owner) –
An excellent reworking, and am already using it to build a campaign arc within my current game
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Scott Anderson (verified owner) –
A fantastic re-working of a classic. The tagline should read: “Now 10% more complete!”
Joshua Almonicar (verified owner) –
This book pairs well with Practical Guide to be a Great GM, but it has similar albeit personal preferential issue I had with the previous book.
John (verified owner) –
Excellent as expected. Fantastic update to the original edition.
LaRhaun F. (verified owner) –