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Gnome Stew Notables – Brie Sheldon
Welcome to the next installment of our Gnome Spotlight: Notables series. The notables series is a look at game developers in the gaming industry doing good work. The series will focus on game creators from underrepresented populations primarily, and each entry will be a short bio and interview....
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Troy’s Crock Pot: World-building: Draw in those nations
A continuation of last month’s article, where we took some maps, turned the one of Italy and the Mediterranean sideways, and created coastal outlines for a summertime world-building exercise. Next step: Define nations Geographically, that means establishing borders. You’ll often hear that natural...
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Gnomecast #43 – Gnomecast at Origins 2018
Join a whole stewpotful of gnomes for a collection of mini-interviews recorded during the Origins Game Fair 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ang interviews Camdon, Wendelyn, and John, then John interviews Ang, and then John goes on to talk to Chris, Phil, Senda, Bob, Tracy, Darcy, and Kira!...
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Esper Genesis Review
Esper Genesis is an ambitious project that is attempting to utilize the 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons based OGL to create a space opera counterpart to D&D’s fantasy implementation. Like Dungeons and Dragons, the Esper Genesis rules aren’t fully encompassed in a single volume. Just as...
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Senda’s 3, 2, 1, Let’s Con
Con season is upon us! While con tips are a dime a dozen, my personal tips have not been written down yet. I won’t bore you with thoughts on taking breaks and (for Gen Con) carrying your own toilet paper to the ladies room, but there are some things we should all be thinking about. I am just...
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Safety as Risk Management
A few months ago, I posted an article on why I use Safety Tools. It was met with some mixed criticism and there were a number of respectful objectors with whom I engaged in a back and forth dialog about their perceptions of how safety tools are used at the table. What I learned was that there was...
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Gnome Stew Notables – Laura Simpson
Welcome to the next installment of our Gnome Spotlight: Notables series. The notables series is a look at game developers in the gaming industry doing good work. The series will focus on female game creators and game creators of color primarily, and each entry will be a short bio and interview....
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When It’s Time To Say Goodbye
My favorite gaming groups are, at their best, a place that feels like home. They are filled with the gaming versions of younger siblings, crazy relatives, loving friends, and supportive people. Each meeting is a chance to tell new stories and deepen friendships. They aren’t perfect but they are...
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Creativity in Languages
Having a common language between the staff at a pizza place fostered good teamwork. Share12Tweet8+11Reddit1Email When I was younger, I worked at all-but-one of the pizza joints in my hometown. I guess that was my thing. One of the key things I learned about teamwork in that situation is the...
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Gnomecast #42 – Letters to Ourselves Follow-up
Join Ang, Kira, Senda, and Wendelyn on Gnomecast for a follow-up discussion of their “Letters to Our Younger Selves” series of Gnome Stew articles. Will their accumulated wisdom and the benefit of hindsight be enough to keep them out of the stew? Download here: Letters to Ourselves...
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