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The Con Game
Now that it’s a new year, it’s time to start...
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A New Sort of Garage Sale 2015
For the past six years, every January I’ve...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: A Taste of the Supernatural
Incorporating elements of the supernatural into...
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On Theaters and Minds
In 1938 Orson Welles scared America with his...
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Don’t Be Clever
We GM’s are a creative bunch, coming up with all...
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New Year’s Reflections
New Year’s Day is usually seen as a time...
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Three Sinister Santas for Your Holiday Game
We here at the stew have a complicated...
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Stop Rolling All those Dice!
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Make Those Monsters Legendary, Again
Veteran game masters might fall into the trap of...
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NewYearNewGame.com Archive
In 2012 and 2013, we ran a New Year, New Game, a...
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I recently picked up The Art of Ian Miller, a...
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The Real Issues With Encounter Balance
This past week, I was listening to the new and...
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Dungeon Crawl: Adding More Roleplaying
Dungeon crawls are a staple of roleplaying. For...
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Coincidental Complications; or, Side Quests Broadly Applied
Anyone who’s played any edition of...
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