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New Update: You Pick the Topic: March 2024

It's time for a brand new game I'm sure I'll be dropping in a month: You Pick the Topic!

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New Update: The Angry Weekly Update: February 26, 2024

It's Monday. The last Monday in February. February has been the best of the last six months in terms of content release, but I'm still not where I need to be. It is progress though.

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New Proofreadaloud: The Game First or Group First

You can't run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can't start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it's the second one that'll get you.

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2024-02-23 15:07:56 +0000 UTC View Post

New Early Access Feature: Game First or Group First

You can't run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can't start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it's the second one that'll get you.

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Proofreadaloud coming soon.

2024-02-22 21:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post

New Update: The Angry Weekly Update: February 19, 2024

Weekly status updates continue as morale still has not sufficiently improved.

That's a funny Dilbert reference, not a cry for help. I'm okay.

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New Live Chat Recording: The Angry GM’s February 2024 Mostly Monthly Live Chat

Recorded on Monday, February 12, 2024.

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New Proofreadaloud: The Actually... Players Don't Suck at Tracking Inventory Proofreadaloud

In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I'll tell you why your players don't suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.

Listen to The Actually... Players Don't Suck at Tracking Inventory Proofreadaloud at TheAngryGM.com  2024-02-16 15:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post

New Early Access Feature: Actually... Players Don't Suck at Tracking Inventory

In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I'll tell you why your players don't suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.

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Proofreadaloud coming soon!

New Proofreadaloud: The A Campaign Manager's Guide to Selfishness

You can't manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you're willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there's one thing I know, it's being a selfish prick.

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2024-02-12 14:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post

New Early Access Feature: A Campaign Manager's Guide to Selfishness

You can't manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you're willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there's one thing I know, it's being a selfish prick.

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New Proofreadaloud: The Why Am I Here? And Why Are You?

Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year's Post. And to show my respect and gratitude, I shall now proceed to piss all over that remark.

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2024-02-06 14:41:32 +0000 UTC View Post

New Update: The Angry Update: February 2024

It's Monday but it's also the first Monday in February! Is this a monthly update or a weekly update? Turns out, it's a little bit of both.

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New Early Access Feature: Why Am I Here? And Why Are You?

Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year's Post. And to show my respect and gratitude, I shall now proceed to piss all over that remark.

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New Proofreadaloud: The How is an Orc Different from a Devil

Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what "always evil" means, how it's different for orcs and devils, and why both are good for the game. Whee!

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2024-01-30 15:50:37 +0000 UTC View Post

New Early Access Feature: How is an Orc Different from a Devil

Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what "always evil" means, how it's different for orcs and devils, and why both are good for the game. Whee!

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New Proofreadaloud: The Ask Angry January 2024 Mailbag

I warned you that I'd be putting this column on hold, but you all didn't listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it's Mailbag time.

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2024-01-29 14:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post

New Update: The Angry Weekly Update: January 29, 2024

Monday status reports continue because I am still not back on track. But this one is pretty optimistic.

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New Early Access Feature: Ask Angry January 2024 Mailbag

I warned you that I'd be putting this column on hold, but you all didn't listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it's Mailbag time.

Read Ask Angry January 2024 Mailbag at TheAngryGM.com 

Proofreadaloud coming soon!

2024-01-27 20:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post

New Proofreadaloud: The G N S... P? Proofreadaloud

All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn't mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it's time to add another letter to our favorite playstyle acronym.

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2024-01-23 15:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post

New Update: The Angry Weekly Update: January 22, 2024

It's Monday and, as promised, I'm publishing a weekly update to tell you where I'm at with my goals and how I plan to tackle the week to get back on track.

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New Early Access Feature: G N S... P?

All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn't mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it's time to add another letter to our favorite playstyle acronym.

Read G N S... P? at TheAngryGM.com 

Proofreadaloud coming soon!

2024-01-19 19:45:52 +0000 UTC View Post

The Angry GM’s January 2024 Mostly Monthly Live Chat

Recorded on Monday, January 15 at 8:00 PM EST.

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New Update: The Angry Weekly Update: January 15, 2024

A quick, Angry update for the week of January 15, 2024.

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New Update: The Angry Update: January 2024

Happy New Year! Have a cautiously optimistic update light on promises so that I don't jinx myself like I did last year.

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New Early Access Feature: Ask Angry December 2023 Mailbag

I took a break from my holiday travels to answer some reader-submitted questions. Merry Christmas.

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As I am traveling and also a bit sick, I am unable to record a Proofreadaloud for this column. I'm sorry.

2023-12-29 19:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post

New Proofreadaloud: The Why You Can’t Interrupt Your Players Proofreadaloud

In another article I absolutely don’t want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn’t a lack of Game Mastering skill, it’s a personality defect. That should go over big.

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New Early Access Feature: Why You Can't Interrupt Your Players

In another article I absolutely don't want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn't a lack of Game Mastering skill, it's a personality defect. That should go over big.

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Proofreadalo...

New Live Chat Recording: Angry Flash Chat: Why Game Masters Shouldn’t Build Open Worlds

Surprise! It’s a flash chat. I got cajoled into jumping on line to explain why I think TTRPGs are terrible for running open worlds.

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2023-12-17 16:50:46 +0000 UTC View Post

New Live Chat Recording: Angry’s December 2023 Mostly Monthly Live Chat

Happy Channukah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from The Angry GM. Have two hours of unfocussed, rambling bullshit.

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2023-12-16 15:42:34 +0000 UTC View Post

New Proofreadaloud: The Tactical Infiltration Action Proofreadaloud

It's time for the long, lost, missing Encounter resolution lesson: how to resolve stealth actions and infiltration scenes. And after you read it, you'll totally understand why I tried to cut it from the roster. Dumbasses.

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