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Gnomecast 242 – Rise of the Lazy GM with Mike Shea
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Three Mechanics From Blades in the Dark I Want In All My Games
Recently I crossed the 1st anniversary of my...
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Gnomecast 241 – Seeking Good Players
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Gnomecast 240 – Initiative – The Misdirected Mark Podcast takes over the Gnomecast
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Stop Self-Limiting Your Ideas
I was GMing my Blades in the Dark game, and my...
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Gnomecast 239 – Perfecting Genre Details
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Gnomecast 238 – Teaching New Rules
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Campaign Management in Obsidian
I feel like I may be a latecomer to Obsidian,...
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GM/Player Interactions, Part 2
Last month, I introduced some aspects of...
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Gnomecast 237 – New Campaign Beginnings
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Gnomecast 236 – Real Life Interruptions
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GM/Player Interactions, Part 1
The tabletop role playing experience is a...
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Gnomecast 235 – Short Campaign Considerations
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Gnomecast 234 – Positioning the Narrative
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