GM Sheet
Every GM needs a set of sheets to aid them while doing their “job”. Presented here are a collection of things I’ve personally found helpful. Feel free to add or subtract from this list in your own games.
1D6 Oracle
Consult the 1D6 Oracle when needing to make a decision a GM would normally make.
No, and …
No, but …
No ...
Yes …
Yes, but …
Yes, and …
Consequences Table (1D6)
When a consequence is needing to be determined and not expressible in terms of yes or no, the consequences table is consulted.
Disastrous
Negative
Slightly Negative
Slightly Positive
Positive
Extraordinary
Story Generation
If ever a story is needing to be generated on the fly, use Rory’s Story Cubes. For the purposes of an RPG story, do the following:
Select your dice pool made up of any combination of sets of Rory's Story Cubes.
Roll the dice.
Select one or more dice results.
Create a story using the selected dice.
Set the dice used to create the story to the side.
Once all dice are used up, and if desired, put all the dice back in the dice pool and go to step 2.
The primary advantage to this approach is the potential for incremental stories and mixing genres.
World Building Made Simple
Wilona's Cave Games has this really nifty trifold document I really recommend called “World Building Made Simple”. In this single sheet of paper, front and back, are several tables and a five step guide on how to build a world. Personally, I have done some of the steps in the past, but nothing like this and I find it very interesting and useful.
References
These are the sites used to influence this document.