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GM As Sommelier: Pairing Settings and Systems

by Phil Vecchione | Dec 16, 2011 | GMing Advice

A few years ago, I ran a home-brewed fantasy...

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NPCs in Full Color

by Don Mappin | Dec 15, 2011 | GMing Advice

The most common descriptions used to build a...

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Humor Makes Us Human

by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Dec 15, 2011 | GMing Advice

If you want an NPC to be likable or to have some...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Playing in the Big Room

by Troy E. Taylor | Dec 14, 2011 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

For the novice gamemaster, designing a level of...

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Strike While The Iron Is Hot

by John Arcadian | Dec 13, 2011 | GMing Advice

I was just reminded of an interesting concept...

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Want to Write for Gnome Stew? Now Accepting Guest Articles!

by Martin Ralya | Dec 13, 2011 | Gnome Gnews

With the publication of yesterday’s...

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Don’t Waste My Time: Tips for Keeping Your Games Moving

by Guest Author | Dec 12, 2011 | GMing Advice

Back in October we partnered with Fear the Boot...

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Twist This: What Kind of RPG Session Can You Make With Santa Claus?

by Patrick Benson | Dec 9, 2011 | GMing Advice

Would your group play in a session that had...

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History, Verisimilitude, and Messy Settings

by Scott Martin | Dec 8, 2011 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice

Recently, I’ve been reading the five Otori...

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RPG Faceoff – Determining The Right System

by John Arcadian | Dec 7, 2011 | GMing Advice

I recently did a review of Open Design’s Courts...

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Eating an Apple with Your Nose: Aligning Out-of-Game Expectations with In-Game Reality

by Martin Ralya | Dec 6, 2011 | GMing Advice

If you’ve ever played or run just about...

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Dynamic Sandboxes

by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 5, 2011 | GMing Advice

Sandbox games often get criticized for being...

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We’re on Atomic Array and Google+

by Martin Ralya | Dec 2, 2011 | Gnome Gnews

Two quick items of news to share: Gnomes on...

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Drinking the Kool-Aid: Campaign Research

by Phil Vecchione | Dec 2, 2011 | GMing Advice

I love starting new campaigns. As a GM it is so...

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Calling All Readers–What Non-Gaming Items are Great Gifts for GMs?

by Patrick Benson | Dec 1, 2011 | Tools for GMs

The holiday season is upon us, and that means...

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