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Create Interesting NPCs on the Fly with Short Order Heroes
Jesse Butler of Calico Games offered me an...
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Violent Video Games =/= Violent People
Have you heard the story about the suicide...
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Driftwood: Experience Points as Motivator
Ever notice how, in RPGs that grant PCs...
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My Final Five #5: There Are No Endings
This is my fifth article in my final five...
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Villainous Manifestations of Power: Cloaked Blades
How will your villain manifest their power this...
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House of Cards: A Vampire LARP Inspiration
A review of the House of Cards and how I’m using it in my LARP.
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Hot Button – Mind Controlled PCs?
I’ve recently finished a long move out of my...
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My Gamer Turn-off: What do you mean, you never played (insert title here)??
Yeah, you guys know what I’m talking...
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Gnome Stew’s First Kickstarter: Adding Gnomes to Your Favorite RPGs
Too many RPGs aren’t about gnomes —...
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Kickstarting a Gaming Golden Age
A show of hands: how many of you geeks out there...
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Living The Dream…Game
We all have those games that we have always...
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Classical Play: Uniform Weapon Damage
Remember when all weapons did 1d6 damage? If you...
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I’ve a fondness of a quote by Carlos Fuentes,...
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Four Great GMing Books
Lately I’ve been on an RPG reading tear,...
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