Game Mastering 101: GM Fundamentals Interactive Lecture
Date: Sat, May 30, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Venue: South Regional Library – South Meeting Room, Durham
Price: Free
Category: Community
<p><em>This is a program series that runs May 30 - June 27. Spaces are limited, so please only register if you can commit to attending all the sessions!</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Are you interested in becoming a game or dungeon master but don't know how? Maybe you're scared you'll mess up or maybe you don't have a group of players to GM for. Either way, this is the place for you! Become a master game master in this program series with experienced GM and game studies professor DA Hall!</p> <p>Throughout the series, participants will learn the basics of GMing, get comfortable with collaborative storytelling, practice running their own one-shots, learn how to homebrew their own campaigns, and more.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This first session is an interactive lecture that will cover GM fundamentals such as basic terminology, collaborative storytelling, story hooks and worldbuilding, challenges and progression, game balance and random chance, and managing players before, during, and after the play session. </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>May 30, 2 - 2:30 p.m. <strong>GM Fundamentals Interactive Lecture</strong></p> <p>June 6, 2 - 5 p.m. <strong>Guided Wanderhome Play</strong></p> <p>June 13, 2 - 3:30 p.m. <strong>Workshop on Running a D&D Campaign</strong></p> <p>June 20, multiple timeslots <strong>One Shot Playtest</strong></p> <p>June 27, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
