Gnomecast#172 – RPG A Day Conversation
Ang, Chris, and Senda get together to talk about some of the RPG a day questions from 2023. Baker...
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The Crusty Old Gnome: Back to Basic
I wanna go back and do it all over but I can’t go back, I know. — Eddie Money, “I Wanna Go Back” Can you make what’s old new again? Hi, all! It’s been seven years since this Original Gnome has...
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My experience with Forgery! (Why you should try it!)
All images were taken from the Forgery game Among the many indie games and zines that came out in Zine Month there was Forgery. This is a solo journaling experience that has you painting a cursed painting while creating a story, created by Banana Chan, and with a small team behind her. I’ve...
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Creating A Setting
There are quite a few world building articles (and podcasts) on Gnome Stew. Heck, I’ve even written one. However, that’s not the point of this article. I’m not going to talk about tectonic plates, rivers, mountains, trees, natural and political boundaries, and so on that make up...
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Gnomecast#171 – Shadow of the Weird Wizard Interview
JT sits down with the Demon Lord himself, Rob Schwalb from Schwalb Entertainment to talk about his newest game, Shadow of the Weird Wizard.
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Letting them Enjoy Their Power
In my most recent Cortex Prime game, Aux, one of the players was making a roll to repair an ancient, alien machine. A roll that, back at the start of the campaign over a year ago, was a bit of a daunting task, and one that could result in failures with unexpected consequences. The stakes were no...
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On Killing a Campaign: What To Learn From It And How To Do It
Last week, my year-and-a-half campaign I ran of Kids on Brooms was brought to an end. However, despite the campaign being over, the story was not. I decided to bring it to an end before we came to a conclusion to the story. We all probably have campaigns we were a part of that ended abruptly....
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Downtime Activities
The first time I came across phases of play in a Role Playing game was Mouseguard. It’s a game based on a comic book series about mice who adventure to help the mouse territories…it’s besides the point. The comics are great. If you want to know more, check it out here. It’s also based on an older...
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Gnomecast #170 – Session 0 Redux
http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GC_170_Session0Redux_Final.mp3 Session 0. We’re doing it again. Why? Because it’s important. Why is it important? Because it helps groups understand who the characters they’re playing are, why the characters are doing what they’re doing, places...
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Dragonbane Core Set Review
In addition to creating RPGs that leverage IP like Aliens and Blade Runner, Free League has also been translating and revamping RPGs previously known to the European market. The game we’re looking at today, Dragonbane, has a storied history. Drakar och Demoner came about in 1982, originally as a...
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Metagaming? Well, Actually…
Metagaming usually gets a bad rap. When people say “metagaming,” visions of know it all players who have read the Monster Manual cover to cover and memorized the stats, abilities, and weaknesses of every monster dance through our heads. Who wants to play with that person? Where is the fun in...
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The NPC Creator Checklist
I’m not a trained actor. I’ve never taken an acting class. I don’t even really have any talent for acting. But I love playing characters, and one of my favorite things as a GM is playing all the different NPCs that the players interact with. For instance, there are these intelligent Kobolds I use...
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My experience with O’ Captain! (Why you should try it!)
All images were taken from the O’ Captain game After catching a glimpse of Leon Barillaro and Scott Bullock’s game last Big Bad Con I was astounded by the huge amount of dice it seemed to require to play it. I mean, any game that allows me to use most of my dice arsenal will always be...
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FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and Gaming
Today is the second day of GenCon. I’m not sure what attendance numbers will be this year, but many conventions are starting to see numbers close to what they were getting in the ‘Before Times’ (i.e. before 2020). Thing is, I’m not going to be there and I’m okay with that. I attended GenCon...
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GNOMECAST #169 – Plot Seeds
http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GC_169_Plotseeds_Final.mp3 Not every seed that’s planted in the ground grows, which is why you need to get some fertile soil, space your seeds in the soil properly, water them as needed, and monitor those seeds as they begin to sprout and grow....
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It Came From The Stew Pot
Hey you. Yeah, you. Do you know about Gnomecast 21? Why isn’t it in the archives? What are they hiding? If you value your safety… don’t go searching for Gnomecast 21…
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