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What Damage Means
Today’s guest article is by Gnome Stew...
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The Trouble with Time Travel
Today’s guest article is by Chris Kentlea...
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Using Pinterest In Your Games
My girlfriend recently got herself a tablet to...
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Gnome Stew and Never Unprepard Nominated for Three ENnie Awards
Nominations for the 2013 ENnies came out today,...
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Classical Play: Niche Protection
Back in my early Dungeons & Dragons...
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From Small Screen to Game Table
I firmly believe we are in a golden age for...
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Adventurer Misadventures: “Haints!” or “Why I Never Volunteer to Be Team Leader”
*Originally this story appeared on my previous...
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How much space do those goblins need?
So one of the perennial questions that plagues...
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My Perfect Party Composition – 3 Overpowered/Dual-Role Characters
Looking at the current player mix in 2 games...
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How Phil Got His Groove Back
Months ago I wrote about my Dreaded Slump, and...
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Inspiration Without Duplication
Back in ye old days of college, the gaming group...
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Let Players End Scenes Early To Speed Up The Game
One of the things that marks my GMing style is...
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Fair or Foul? “You aren’t playing the character correctly!”
It’s that time of year again where I do...
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How To Avoid Con Plague
Let me state again how much fun I had at...
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