On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

We have a guest: Di, author of “[The Anatomy of the GM curse](https://gnomestew.com/the-anatomy-of-the-gm-curse)” on the Gnome Stew gaming blog. ## What is a guiding action An action that powerfully affects the game's experience for some or all players. ## What isn’t a guiding action It can be done consciously or reflexively, mostly by a GM, because the other players give the GM authority. ## Examples of guiding actions - Putting on specific music to engage specific emotions (consider Di’s recent article [Moodlists](https://gnomestew.com/moodlists-making-better-playlists/) or T[abletop Audio](https://tabletopaudio.com/)) - Ignore a player, or reduce attention. blocking them. Address the least active player and ask "what do you do?" - Have your character address another player's character, if you want to give them some spotlight (you might want to listen to The Spotlight Episode) - Giving details, obscuring by speaking quickly - Includes social cues - And