Get 250 pages of game master advice, knowledge, and wisdom to elevate your role-playing game! The Secret Art of Game Mastery has over 100 years of accumulated experience, distilled into an easy-to-use reference guide. You can get better at running any game, in any system, and any genre! Whether you're a NEW GAME MASTER or a VETERAN, the Secret Art of Game Mastery is for you.

• Learn the core pillars of RPGs: combat, exploration, and social interaction
• Make changes on the fly
• Engage your players
• Decrease prep time
• Grow as a game master
• Have more fun!

Any Game, Any System!

And best of all, the Secret Art of Game Mastery is system agnostic! That means it will help you with any and all of the RPGs you play. Sci-fi, fantasy, western, D20, YZE, PF2e - it’s all covered!

What's in the Book?

The Secret Art of Game Mastery is an indispensable tool for every game master, introducing and explaining the tools of the trade, scheduling, playstyle, post-game notes, getting player feedback, and more.

The Secret Art of Game Mastery is about the core concepts of running a role-playing game, what it is and isn’t, and why it’s important to focus on player agency.

In the latter half of the book, you'll find our secrets about session prep, detailing some of the best techniques and steps to follow so that you use preparation time to its full potential.

The Secret Art of Preparation is the first companion book to the Secret Art of Game Mastery. It brings to your fingertips the actual templates and guides that the DM Lair team uses to prepare games, Lair Magazine, and more. It’s designed for you to write directly into for your entire campaign!

The Secret Art of Notetaking is the second companion book to the Secret Art of Game Mastery. You’ll hold in your hands the keys to tracking your campaign from session to session just like the DM Lair team. Like the first companion book, it’s designed for you to write in and keep track of your whole campaign!

To help you run your game, no matter the system you're running, we've also developed an amazing GM screen! With beautiful art on the front of the 9x12 panels suited for every genre of game, we have made it with a set of customizable pockets on the back so you can insert anything you need!