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The Orbital Path Method of Plot Design
Plots for RPGs are tricky beasts to deal with....
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Shadows of Esteren Review: Part 1 – The World of Tri-Kazel
As part of the You Pick It…I Review It for this...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Say It Again, Sam
Bringing a particular mood to a gaming table is...
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Gaming With the Very Young
Today’s guest article was written by Gnome...
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Random Dungeons from Buckets O’ Dice
Here’s a simple random dungeon generation method...
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Today’s guest article is by Gnome Stew...
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Coming Soon: Aspyrias, the Deck Building RPG?
Who put their card game in my RPG? It may not be...
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Review: The GM’s Field Guide to Players
I was recently offered a free review copy of The...
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Going Abroad
Or, A Funny Thing Happened At the Border This is...
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Masks and Never Unprepared are Nominated for Golden Geek Awards
Two of our books, Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs...
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The Recurring Series
Last night I did something that was very...
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Building Cultures: Social Classes, The Lowest Rung (Part One)
I was recently reading a fascinating book, The...
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Monopoly, the 007 of the Boardgame World
Here’s a cool tidbit of verified...
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Sometimes the Well Runs Dry…
Recently I had a game to prep for and I was...
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