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The Genre Mash

Posted by Chris Sniezak | Apr 22, 2024 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Advice, Tools for GMs

One of my gaming groups plays a mashed up game...

How to Tie Player Characters to your Starting Campaign

Posted by Tomas Gimenez Rioja | Jul 29, 2022 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

These past few days I’ve got the pleasure...

My Favourite Visual Aid for TTRPGs: the Index Card RPG

Posted by Daniel Kwan | Jan 29, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Tools for GMs

Are visual aids a must-have element in your TTRPG sessions? Professional GM Daniel H. Kwan breaks down his favourite tool for creating dynamic and engaging stories!

How I Learn New Games

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 25, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

January is the time of the year when I am often...

Level Up Your Classroom With Tabletop RPGs

Posted by Daniel Kwan | Dec 10, 2018 | Editorials

Tabletop RPGs are some of the most powerful and reflexive learning tools. Here’s how one museum educator has been using them for over a decade!

Design Flow: It’s Your Game Now

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 24, 2018 | Design Journals, Game Making

There is a thing about designing a setting that...

Strict vs. Lax GMs – It’s Not That Simple

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 2, 2017 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

There is no such thing as a Strict or Lax GM....

Genius Loci

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jul 5, 2017 | General, Tools for GMs

The genius loci is a concept most people are...

Five Fantasy Forest Features

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | May 17, 2017 | Small Bites

I was recently kicking around a game set in a...

Design Flow: Teaching Setting

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 28, 2017 | Design Journals, Game Making

The last few weeks I have been working on...

The Art Book Campaign

Posted by Martin Ralya | Dec 19, 2014 | Tools for GMs

I recently picked up The Art of Ian Miller, a gorgeous book...

Karthun Lands Of Conflict

Posted by John Arcadian | Oct 2, 2014 | Reviews

So, last night I did a G+ interview with...

Five Tips for Writing a Players’ Guide to Your Campaign World

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jun 18, 2014 | GMing Advice

Gnome Stew reader Max sent us this article...

Kingdom: The Stellar Eagle

Posted by Scott Martin | Jun 5, 2014 | Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Free RPG Day is coming up later this month (on...

Enabling Player Fun – Introductory Scenes

Posted by John Arcadian | Aug 28, 2013 | GMing Advice

Your players have just spent hours crafting...

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