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D&D, Social Skills, and the Zen of Roleplaying Games

by Guest Author | Feb 20, 2012 | Crock Pot

Today’s guest article was written by Gnome...

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Clue Cards: Pacing A Mystery

by Phil Vecchione | Feb 17, 2012 | GMing Advice

Connecting the dots. Mysteries are always about...

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In Rebuttal of the Level-Tiered Starting Area

by Matthew J. Neagley | Feb 16, 2012 | GMing Advice

Most RPG settings feature the same level-tiered...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Building Terrain with One Tile Mold, Part 2

by Troy E. Taylor | Feb 15, 2012 | GMing Advice

In the first part of this series we selected a...

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Your Dungeon’s Bromance with Graffiti

by Matthew J. Neagley | Feb 14, 2012 | GMing Advice

Think back to the scenery from the last public...

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Planning a Non-Linear Adventure Path

by Guest Author | Feb 13, 2012 | GMing Advice

Today’s guest article comes from reader...

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Genres: Game Setting Vs. Game Session (or “What I Learned From Star Trek”)

by Patrick Benson | Feb 10, 2012 | GMing Advice

I have been watching a lot of Star Trek lately...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Building Terrain with One Tile Mold, Part 1

by Troy E. Taylor | Feb 8, 2012 | GMing Advice

An aspect of the hobby I find rewarding is the...

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Fair or Foul: If You Giveth, Can You Taketh Away?

by Walt Ciechanowski | Feb 6, 2012 | GMing Advice

If you’ve been GMing for any length of...

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And the Winners of the 2012 NYNG Challenge Are…

by Martin Ralya | Feb 2, 2012 | Gnome Gnews

Here’s one way that you can tell that our...

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Timelining NPCs To Make Them Organic

by John Arcadian | Feb 1, 2012 | GMing Advice

“Is professor Yell doing this now, or wait, when...

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Once More Unto the Breach

by Don Mappin | Jan 31, 2012 | GMing Advice

Having no intention of running a game in 2012, I...

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D&D Burgoo: A Touch of Nostalgia

by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 30, 2012 | GMing Advice

Being stuck inside on a winter’s...

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Three of a Kind: Traitor NPCs

by Patrick Benson | Jan 27, 2012 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Ever play poker? You might be dealt three of a...

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Three Ways To Use Writers Dice In Your Game

by Phil Vecchione | Jan 26, 2012 | GMing Advice

A few months ago, I backed a Kickstarter for a...

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