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What Players Actually Judge a Paid DM On (It's Not What You Think)

It's not rules mastery, and it's not how many sourcebooks you've memorized. Working paid GMs describe three specific things clients actually pay for - here's what they are.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-05

4 min read

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Cyberpunk RED First Session Guide: Run A Low-Prep First Job

Run a first Cyberpunk RED session with a clear crew hook, a visible job, two real approaches, and a closing consequence without turning the night into rules homework.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-02

8 min read

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Am I Good Enough to Be a Paid DM? (And Does the Doubt Ever Go Away?)

None of the GMs who got paid decided they were good enough first, and the ones still working say the doubt never fully leaves. Here's what happened instead, in their own words.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-02

9 min read

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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

2026-08-02

5 min read

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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

2026-08-02

5 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Guide: How to Start Playing, for Players and GMs

A source-checked Cyberpunk RED hub for new players, returning edgerunners, Netrunners, and GMs: what to buy, how the d10 check works, how to run a first job, and where every rule lives.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

15 min read

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Cyberpunk RED vs 2077, 2020, and the Edgerunners Mission Kit: Which to Play

A source-checked Cyberpunk RED comparison guide: how the tabletop game relates to Cyberpunk 2077, what Cyberpunk 2020 veterans must relearn, what the Edgerunners Mission Kit covers, and which entry point fits your table.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

25 min read

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Cyberpunk RED vs Shadowrun: Choose Street-Level Cyberpunk Or Cyberpunk Fantasy

A source-checked Cyberpunk RED versus Shadowrun comparison: genre, magic, netrunning, rules expectations, and the clear table-fit verdict.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

9 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Cyberware Guide: Humanity, Slots, And Cyberweapons

A source-checked Cyberpunk RED cyberware guide: Humanity Loss and EMP, cyberpsychosis, therapy, foundations and Option Slots, cyberweapons, and what Black Chrome adds to a build.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

19 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Cyberpsychosis Guide: Keep The Mechanics Human

A careful Cyberpunk RED cyberpsychosis guide: the Core Rulebook EMP thresholds, when the GM takes over, therapy and recovery, safety tools, and GM practice that avoids a violence shortcut.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

8 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Cyberware Slots Guide: Build Capacity Before Chrome

Plan Cyberpunk RED cyberware Option Slots: foundation slot counts, the 7-slot Fashionware and body pools, paired options, meat-limb exceptions, stacking, and Black Chrome variants.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

8 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Humanity Loss Guide: EMP, Therapy, And Cyberpsychosis

How Humanity Loss works in Cyberpunk RED: Humanity = EMP x 10, cyberware and trauma loss, when EMP drops, therapy that restores 2d6 or 4d6, and how to run cyberpsychosis responsibly.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

9 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Gear Guide: Weapons, Vehicles, Night Markets, And The Night Market Index

A source-checked Cyberpunk RED gear guide: the eight Price Categories, how Night Markets and Fixers control access, how to read the official Night Market Index, core weapon and vehicle stats, and how to pick gear for the job the crew is actually running.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

32 min read

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Cyberpunk RED Armor Guide: Protect The Plan, Not Just The Character

A source-aware Cyberpunk RED armor guide for choosing protection by Stopping Power, head and body coverage, armor penalties, ablation, concealment, special features, and the job the crew needs to finish.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

8 min read

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Cyberpunk RED GM Guide: Jobs, Screamsheets, And Trauma Team

A practical Cyberpunk RED GM guide for building jobs that put the crew under pressure, turning Screamsheets into leads, and running Trauma Team coverage, extraction, and medical aftermath fairly.

Andrew Blase

2026-08-01

18 min read