Everyone knows what metagaming is, but what the hell is metagamemastering? When I use the term, I am referring to the technical elements you employ to enhance the gaming experience outside of the rules. This could be custom handouts or maps, a prop, dimming the light or using a sound effects board. It is completely rules agnostic. Think of it as gaming with production values.

Since you are reading this site, I can make a few assumptions about you. You probably are a gamemaster. You probably have filled the role of gamemaster for many years. You enjoy playing your chosen game system(s) as a player, but you are not satisfied playing the part of a single character. You want to create a new player every time you sit down at the table. You are a player with big expectations. You have delusions of grandeur. You like to write, but most of all, you enjoy creating an experience for other people. You are an artist. Everyone should make art. Everyone should be an artist. Express yourself. Enjoy the the relationship you have with your players. Tabletop gaming allows you to collectively plumb the depths of your group’s imagination. Go there. And when you find the edge, push further.

I created this website with a goal. My aim is to further the immersion of tabletop gaming. Technology is emotionless. It can separate us into cubicles, allowing our only interaction to be dictated by the rules of the game and crushing our experience into an empty orchestra of synchronized keyboard tapping. Or it can be our servant, pushed to the edge of consciousness to highlight our experience of the moment. Whether you prefer to run your game with pen, paper and a handful of dice or a laptop, projector and surround sound speakers, the goal is the same. To create believable worlds.