A review by nostalgick
Unframed: The Art of Improvisation For Game Masters by Michelle Lyons McFarland, John Arcadian, Jason Morningstar, Monica Valentinelli, Meguey Baker, Stacy Dellorfano, Kenneth Hite, Walt Ciechanowksi, Filamena Young, Jess Hartley, Kurt Schneider, Wolfgang Baur, Phil Vecchione, Scott Martin, Don Mappin, Robin D. Laws, Martin Ralya, Eloy Lasanta, Jennell Jaquays, Ken St. Andre, Emily Care Boss, ALEX MAYO, D. Vincent Baker

3.0

A decent read for people new to tabletop roleplaying, but probably not the most useful book for established GM's. The essays are of varying quality and many of them repeat the same advice for improvisation (say "yes, and...", prepare random tables, have lists of names ready, study acting, do something weird, etc.) that already appears in many other books aimed at Game Masters. I appreciate the breadth of different authors here though, as each author has a different perspective on improv and conveys their ideas in a slightly different way. They're all established veterans too with a wealth of knowledge and experience that mostly comes through in these short works (4-5 pages). I expect every GM will come away from this book with a different impression of it, and they'll ultimately have to decide how best to use the information herein, depending on the kind of game they're trying to run.