Wil Wheaton and Geek & Sundry’s Weekly Game Master Tips: Saying “Yes” to Player Ideas

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A good Game Master needs to be able to improvise to make players feel like they can really explore their imaginations, and like improv acting’s “yes, and…” guideline, saying yes to what your players want to do can go a long way towards building characters and worlds together.

We’ll keep bringing you the Game Master Tips exclusively every week, and you can check out Wheaton’s show, Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana, where he takes celebrities on an epic RPG adventure, over on Geek & Sundry.

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