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The Hunt 107: Your Tools Are Only As Good As You Are
In high school and college, I wanted to learn...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: A Player Race for Your Table
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Déjà Vu and You
A couple weekends ago, I volunteered to run a...
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Mega Dungeon from 5RD example
As promised, here is an example of the method...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Hey Pop! Where’s the Treasure?
So my son asks, after I’ve been the GM for...
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Storium As A Campaign Chronicle
In a previous article, I talk about discovering...
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Karthun Lands Of Conflict
So, last night I did a G+ interview with...
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SESSION ORGANIZATION: BREADCRUMBS
Much like a movie or a novel, a...
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Traversing Tables in Hoard of the Dragon Queen
I’m running a table of D&D Encounters...
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Using Backward Design in Game Prep
Back in February, today’s guest author,...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Swiping from the pros
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GM Spotlight: What Dungeons & Dragons (2014) Brings to the Table
In ages past, when all-in-one boxed sets were...
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Why You Also Need To Be A Player
One thing I hear frequently from my fellow GM’s...
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