Prep is Aspirational
Last month, I talked about When Play Does Not Go...
Read Moreby Phil Vecchione | Feb 27, 2026 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Last month, I talked about When Play Does Not Go...
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Feb 25, 2026 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Josh Storey | Feb 13, 2026 | GMing Advice
This Valentine’s Day, if you want to add a little romance to your games, you should be armed with the knowledge of what goes into creating a satisfying romance arc. The ingredients and…techniques…required to bring two (or more) characters to their…narrative climax. So sit down. It’s time we have The Talk.
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Feb 11, 2026 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Drew Bassett | Feb 2, 2026 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice
In many TTRPGs, giants have become a simple, escalating challenge: bigger and bigger versions of essentially the same thing, to encounter in tactical fights as your characters progress. A scalable threat, with a side serving of elemental power.
Read Moreby Phil Vecchione | Jan 30, 2026 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
A few weeks ago, I was running my Blades in the...
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Jan 28, 2026 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Chris Sniezak | Jan 19, 2026 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
There’s an idea that adventures are like trains....
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Jan 14, 2026 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby J.T. Evans | Jan 12, 2026 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
It’s a new year! Time for resolutions (I...
Read Moreby Phil Vecchione | Dec 19, 2025 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice
For the most part, I pick the games I am going...
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Dec 17, 2025 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Phil Vecchione | Nov 26, 2025 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
One of the things I love about Blades in the...
Read Moreby Josh Storey | Nov 21, 2025 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs
The perfect game notebook doesn’t exist. That said, out of all of the notebooks I’ve tried—physical, digital, or otherwise—I’ve yet to find an option as close to perfect as Obsidian. I love it a lot, and what’s the point of writing for a TTRPG blog if you can’t share that nerdy love with others? So here’s a rundown of why I think you should try Obsidian with some tips for how you can use it to organize your campaigns, improve your prep, and evolve the way you run sessions.
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