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Prepping With Limited Time

by | Apr 25, 2025 | ,

This past weekend, my gaming group did not reach quorum, and I was staring down another blown session. There has been a string of them with this group, and we have struggled to get games going. I was itching to run something. Rather than canceling the session, I told the remaining players we could...

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Gnomecast 211 – Continuity Concerns

by | Apr 23, 2025 |

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CG_211_Continuityconcerns.mp3 Join Ang along with Chris and Phil as they talk about managing continuity for you and your players in your campaigns. Does it matter? How much attention do you need to give it? What if you’re running an Actual...

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Why I Play RPGs

by | Apr 16, 2025 |

Friends  I’ve known some of my group for over 2 decades!  The main reason I play tabletop role playing games is for the friends I have at the table. I’ve been gaming with the members of my current group for between 7 and 25 years, depending on which member I’m accounting for....

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Challenging the Tropes: The Paladin

by | Apr 11, 2025 |

In the D&D cultural zeitgeist, the paladin is often characterized as a stick-in-the-mud or worse, a narq, but there’s so much more to this trope beyond the memes. So let’s take a closer look and figure out how to use the fantasy of a stalwart champion to create absorbing character arcs.

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Gnomecast 210 – System Screen Burn

by | Apr 9, 2025 |

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GC_210_System_Screen_Burn_final.mp3 Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate having multiple game systems embedded in your brain. Notice? Perception? Awareness? Which does this system use!? LINKS: Han Cluster Crowd Funding...

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The State of Stewart

by | Apr 1, 2025 |

In a turn of unfortunate news, Stewart Grytman has decided to step down from writing for Gnome Stew. We are sad to miss out on all the articles he could have provided. We wish Stewart the best of luck. We’re sure his future will be delicious.   Comic PDF available HERE Artwork by...

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Meet a Gnew Gnome: Stewart Grytmann

by | Mar 31, 2025 |

  Ang Here at The Stew, we have a turnover rate that would make any corporate grindhouse proud. To that end, we have to keep the ground chuck flowing, which of course brings us to our newest gnome. Why don’t you tell us about yourself Chuck? It’s Stewart actually. Anyway, as they say, I was...

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Getting The Band Back Together

by | Mar 28, 2025 | ,

In November, I paused my Mutants in the Now game because my campaign’s content clashed with the rising political climate, and I was not in a place where I thought I could run the game and maintain my self-care. Time has passed, and having done some work on myself to better protect and manage...

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Prep Your Published Adventure

by | Feb 28, 2025 | ,

I generally don’t use published material for my games; I have always enjoyed running my material. From time to time and depending on the game, I find that the published material can either be better than what I think I can create (in the case of Dungeon Crawl Classics) or I don’t have a good feel...

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Gnomecast 207 – With Great Power

by | Feb 26, 2025 |

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GC_207_With_Great_Power_Final_V02.mp3 Join Ang along with Jared and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about the immense responsibility of running Super Hero RPGs to the best of your abilities! From street level to cosmic, they talk about all the...

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