Need Creepy Background Music? 14 Free and Reasonably Priced Dark Ambient Albums
I recently got to run two sessions of Call of...
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Month: October 2012
Spooktacular Gaming
I got a chance to play in a cool, very Halloween...
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Want to Become a Better Gamemaster? Become a Toastmaster!
As a GM you present, entertain, and lead others....
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Right Game Wrong Time
I have not had a good run of games lately. Seems...
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Johnny’s Five–Five Reasons To Consider Adding Firearms Into Your Fantasy Setting
This is likely to be a very grognard unfriendly...
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Collaboration In Gaming At The MPCAACA Part 2
Recently, I was invited to be one of the...
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Collaboration In Gaming At The MPCAACA
Recently, I was invited to be one of the...
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Accounts with Zero Comments will be Purged on November 6, 2012 (Plus, a Contest!)
That title is like word salad, right? Two things...
Read MoreBuilding Cultures: Social Classes, The Lowest Rung (Part Two)
A few weeks ago, I sketched out a few historical lower/lowest...
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How Do You Pitch a New Game to Your Players?
Over the past few years, it’s become clear...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adventures in Fixed Points in Time and Space
One of the concepts that has taken root in the...
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Digging Up the Past
It’s remarkable the number of times...
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The Orbital Path Method of Plot Design
Plots for RPGs are tricky beasts to deal with....
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Shadows of Esteren Review: Part 1 – The World of Tri-Kazel
As part of the You Pick It…I Review It for this...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Say It Again, Sam
Bringing a particular mood to a gaming table is...
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