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The 4 Things Paid GMs Do That Free GMs Don't
Getting paid to GM isn't about being the most talented DM at the table. It's four specific, learnable practices - here's what they actually are, from working paid GMs.
Andrew Blase
Your First Paid Game Doesn't Have to Be Strangers
Every real first-paid-session story worth telling started close to home, not with a cold public launch. Here's how working paid GMs actually got their first booking.
Andrew Blase
Twilight: 2000 Referee Guide - Session Zero, Campaigns, Encounters, and Scenarios
The complete spoiler-safe Twilight: 2000 Referee workflow: session zero, sandbox campaign design, session prep, tone, NPCs, original encounter tables and cards, scenario sites, 15 scenario hooks, and advice for D&D groups.
Andrew Blase
Twilight: 2000 Supplements Guide - Every Expansion, What It Adds, and Which to Buy First
A spoiler-safe buyer's guide to the Twilight: 2000 4th Edition expansions: Urban Operations, Hostile Waters, The Black Madonna, and the Operation Reset pre-order, plus the free official downloads and how to run any of them without railroading.
Andrew Blase
PF2e War Campaigns Guide
A Battlecry and GM Core guide to running Pathfinder 2e Remastered war campaigns, covering fronts, factions, morale, supply, objectives, skirmishes, garrisons, siege scenes, and campaign stakes.
Andrew Blase
Pathfinder 2e Remastered GM Guide
A GM Core guide for Pathfinder 2e Remastered covering encounters, DCs, hazards, treasure, Hero Points, social scenes, subsystems, monsters, campaign prep, and expanded remastered sources.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Adjusting Encounters for Party Size
A GM Core guide to adjusting Pathfinder 2e encounters for small parties, large parties, absent players, companions, summons, action economy, class mix, and encounter objectives.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Adventure Hooks and Scenario Seeds
A GM Core-informed Pathfinder 2e adventure hook guide covering scenario seeds, rewards, factions, hazards, mysteries, Player Core 2 access, and campaign-ready setup.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Custom Monsters Guide
Build balanced PF2e custom monsters with GM Core role benchmarks, readable abilities, counterplay, and a quick encounter test.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Encounter Building Guide
A GM Core and Monster Core encounter building guide for Pathfinder 2e Remastered, covering XP budgets, creature levels, party size, encounter roles, terrain, hazards, and Player Core 2 party assumptions.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Environment Rules Guide
A GM Core environment guide for Pathfinder 2e Remastered, covering terrain, climate, environmental damage, structures, wilderness, dungeons, travel, and Player Core 2 movement tools.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered GM Screen Reference Guide
A GM Core reference guide for Pathfinder 2e Remastered, collecting the procedures GMs reach for most: DCs, encounters, XP, treasure, conditions, Hero Points, and exploration.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Hazard Creation Guide
A GM Core hazard guide for Pathfinder 2e Remastered, covering simple hazards, complex hazards, detection, disabling, encounter integration, and fair trap design.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Session Zero Guide
A Pathfinder 2e Session Zero guide using Player Core, Player Core 2, and GM Core priorities: tone, safety, party roles, rarity, variants, treasure, and campaign scope.
Andrew Blase
PF2e Remastered Social Encounters Guide
A GM Core and NPC Core social encounter guide for Pathfinder 2e Remastered, covering influence, reputation, social DCs, recurring NPCs, roleplay stakes, and Player Core 2 skill pressure.
Andrew Blase