Gnomecast #189 – Kobayashi Maru: Unwinnable Scenarios
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Read Moreby Josh Storey | May 17, 2024 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
How do we craft a good experience for our players when they’re just voices in our ears and videos on our screens? After all, experience is more than the points that gets handed out at the of the session. I want to talk about the charisma-based skill challenges we face when our campaigns are digital—the soft skills, the social stuff.
Read Moreby J.T. Evans | May 15, 2024 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
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Read Moreby Jared Rascher | May 13, 2024 | Reviews
A new version of the roleplaying card game For...
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | May 8, 2024 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Jared Rascher | Apr 29, 2024 | Reviews
Back in 2015, a shadow began to creep across the...
Read Moreby Josh Storey | Apr 26, 2024 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs
I love foisting eldritch artifacts or ancient magics onto their shoulders. I take glee in giving them influence within an important organization and seeing what they’ll do. It allows me to ask tough questions about how and when they use their great power responsibly (thanks, Uncle Ben). Plus, it gives my players the power to enact real change in the game – something all of us can sometimes feel powerless to do in our real lives. (My group’s go-to power fantasy is making the world a better place.)
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Apr 24, 2024 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Chris Sniezak | Apr 22, 2024 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Advice, Tools for GMs
One of my gaming groups plays a mashed up game...
Read Moreby J.T. Evans | Apr 17, 2024 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
When starting to design an adventure for your...
Read Moreby Jared Rascher | Apr 15, 2024 | Reviews
Licensed games usually take the approach of...
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Apr 10, 2024 | Gnomecast
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Read Moreby Michael Esperum | Apr 8, 2024 | General
We are all familiar with the trope of a regular...
Read Moreby Walt Ciechanowski | Apr 3, 2024 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Intro to Game Mastering
Face to face, out in the heat, hanging tough,...
Read Moreby Jared Rascher | Apr 1, 2024 | General
I’ve reviewed so many other things, and I feel...
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