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Skin those Ponies: Re-Skin Friendship is Magic Plots for Your Game
I have a five-year old daughter, so I’ve...
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Making Clerics at least 20% Cooler
The cleric has long been a time honored...
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A Micro Odyssey – Managing Micro Campaigns
When it comes to campaigns we often strive for...
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2,000,000 Visitors
Just a couple months shy of our sixth birthday,...
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Alternative Reward Systems
Today’s guest article is by Gnome Stew...
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Stranger Than Fantasy: Real Life Inspirations for Running RPGs
“You walk into the Necromancer’s lair. The...
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Avoiding the Familiar
When running adventures, especially in...
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The “High or Low” Method for Improvising Details In-Session
Today’s guest article is by Jeff Lees, who...
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Sharpening The Saw
Sometimes it’s a nice happenstance when several...
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For the First Couple of Sessions, PCs are Protean
I’m not sure who started it (though my...
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Broken Age: Act I — (Caitlin’s Take)
Two years ago, almost to the day, the Double...
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Iron Sharpens Iron
Last week John posted an article about being a...
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Kingdom: The Council will Decide
I got a chance to play a very different game...
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