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by Martin Ralya | Nov 27, 2014 | Crock Pot

For Black Friday/Cyber Monday, we’ve...

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Review of Outbreak: Deep Space

by Martin Ralya | Nov 26, 2014 | Reviews

The folks at Hunters Books recently sent me a...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Keeping tabs on the fervor

by Troy E. Taylor | Nov 24, 2014 | Crock Pot

Oh, those patron higher powers. So prickly. So...

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Getting from There to Here

by Angela Murray | Nov 20, 2014 | GMing Advice

They say you shouldn’t focus on the...

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What We Avoid

by John Fredericks | Nov 19, 2014 | GMing Advice

I’m afraid of flowers. More specifically,...

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Missing Persons

by RpsAng | Nov 18, 2014 | Party Balance, RPS

So many faces in and out of my life Some will...

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Limiting Players Without Limiting Fun

by John Arcadian | Nov 18, 2014 | GMing Advice

A recent article about railroading by Will...

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The Host: the Forgotten Leader

by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 17, 2014 | GMing Advice

I was reading Phil’s article when it...

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How Much Time do You Spend Engaged with Gaming as a Hobby? With GMing?

by Martin Ralya | Nov 14, 2014 | Crock Pot

Over on Google+, I asked a question that seems...

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Three Leaders At The Table

by Phil Vecchione | Nov 13, 2014 | GMing Advice

Over the past few months, I have become...

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Left Behind: Sticking with Older Games

by Scott Martin | Nov 11, 2014 | Gaming Trends

Today I got together with friends and played a...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Raiding the Cathedral

by Troy E. Taylor | Nov 10, 2014 | Crock Pot

The adventuring party’s raid on the...

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Getting a Group Together

by Angela Murray | Nov 6, 2014 | GMing Advice

During a recent conversation, a friend living...

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Interview: Marker Jones of United Sight Studios

by RpsAng | Nov 6, 2014 | RPGs, RPS

I recently had the pleasure of doing an...

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The Land of the Lost: Limiting Your Campaign Choices

by John Fredericks | Nov 5, 2014 | GMing Advice

If you are a certain age, you may fondly...

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