The Origin, Prejudice, and Secret Powers of the Vulgar Tongue
Cursing is an interesting part of our culture....
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Tag: Hot Button
Hot Button – How Much Information Do You Need In Published Scenarios?
I’ve always been a fan of the theory that...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Tactics For Mind Controlled PCs
My last article was about the trope of mind...
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Hot Button – Mind Controlled PCs?
I’ve recently finished a long move out of my...
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Hot Button: Limit The Party?
Every so often I get the urge to run a game...
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Hot Button: Tragic Twists of Fate
Back in May I shared how my gaming hobby was...
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Hot Button: How Much Feedback Is Too Much?
Ok, I’ve been contemplating this one for a...
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Hot Button: Rerolling Failures
Have you ever had this happen at a game? “I roll...
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Hot Button: To Meta Or Not To Meta?
If you happen to do a search on the tag meta...
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Hot Button: Magic — Mechanical or McGuffin?
Every gaming system handles magic a little...
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Hot Button: The Player or the Sheet?
Imagine this fairly common scenario: The...
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The argument for teabagging when you TPK
There’s a lot of subjects that we as gamers and...
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Hot Button: Player Characters Should Never Be Killed
Reading a fascinating Guild Wars 2 design diary...
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The Only Good Drow is a Dead Drow
Recently, Jared von Hindman wrote an article for...
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Hot Button: When to Pull Punches
Fudging is and always has been a hot topic...
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