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Villainous Manifestations of Power

by Scott Martin | Mar 21, 2013 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

One trait for your villains is how they...

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After Action Report–Modern Horror Campaign

by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Mar 20, 2013 | GMing Advice

At the risk of being ‘that guy,’ I’m going to...

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Johnny’s Five – Five Ways To Help With High Intrigue Based Games

by John Arcadian | Mar 19, 2013 | Johnny's Five

My room-mate and I often take a night or two a...

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How to Make a Drop Map

by Martin Ralya | Mar 18, 2013 | Tools for GMs

Building on the idea of die drop tables and...

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How Epidemiology Killed a Campaign

by RpsAng | Mar 15, 2013 | GMing, RPS

“No plan of operations extends with any...

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Awkward Zombie at Running GAGG 2013

by RPSMargaret | Mar 15, 2013 | Conventions, RPS

Hello, good readers. It has been a long time...

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When the Darkness Comes

by Don Mappin | Mar 14, 2013 | GMing Advice

There will come a time, through no fault of your...

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Hot Button: Limit The Party?

by John Arcadian | Mar 13, 2013 | Hot Buttons

Every so often I get the urge to run a game...

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Odd Thoughts On Mobile Games

by RPSCaitlin | Mar 12, 2013 | RPS, Video Games

Like pretty much everyone, I have a smartphone....

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Fair or Foul? Do-Overs

by Walt Ciechanowski | Mar 12, 2013 | GMing Advice

My last session was a perfect storm of...

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My Final Five: #3 Skill Domains & Boundaries

by Patrick Benson | Mar 10, 2013 | GMing Advice

This is the third article in my final five...

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Did it Suck?

by RpsAng | Mar 10, 2013 | GMing, RPS

Recently, I attended a small college game...

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Gameable Culture

by Scott Martin | Mar 7, 2013 | Tools for GMs

I’ve enjoyed Quinn at Thoughtcrime’s...

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Getting Into Character

by RPSCaitlin | Mar 5, 2013 | RPGs, RPS

A little while ago, I made new character in a...

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Happy GM’s Day 2013

by Martin Ralya | Mar 4, 2013 | Gnome Gnews

Happy GM’s Day! GM’s Day started on...

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