A Beginner's Guide to the Game Master

So You Want to be the GM?
What does it mean to be a Game Master or Dungeon Master, as its commonly called? The game master, is a story teller, a god of a world, a master of all those who interact with the PCs in a campaign or session. To be a successful GM you will need the following things:

DICE (1d4, 2d6, 1d8, 2d10, 1d20)

Access to Core Rulebooks

A Knowlege of the basic rules of the game.

A Screen

Patience

Pencil

Pen

And most important of all, Immagination.

Before You Begin
Before you begin to even design your session/campaign you should do the following:

What Game System are you using!

Decide the starting level of characters

Find a group of players to participate in the campaign.

Get Influenced and inspired! Read some books, watch some movies, play some games! These are excellent sources for influence and inspiration if your suffering from some writers block.

Decide upon how long it will last, will it be a one shot session or a large scale campaign that takes quite a while to finsh.

Notes to Players
When looking to play a game make sure you talk to the GM before hand and figure out the information needed.

Not All GMs have the same style, some are more forgiving then others.

Know who you are playing with before you design a character for a new GM's campaign that is so complex the GM doesn't understand it.

You Are Now Ready to Create
You are now ready to create! Use whatever tools you can! We have a compiled list of resources for you to use!