Waiting for the New Character: How Long is too Long?
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Enabling Player Fun – Changes After Character Creation
"Well it says I have blue, but I decided I...
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The False Tome of Holding
Longtime readers will know that I’m...
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Talk is Cheap
Consider this my manifesto to GMs everywhere. I...
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Getting Feedback From Your Players
Over at the Suggestion Pot, Gnome Stew reader...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Before and After in Post-Apoc Games
My friend Ken has started running a...
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World Design with 1000 Blank White Cards
1000 Blank White Cards is a fun game on it’s...
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A little TLC for OPC (Other People’s Characters)
Caring about characters is a tricky thing. Many...
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Learning From… Nikita
It isn’t often that a movie garners a...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Quick Tips For A Pirate Themed Game
Arrr, ye fair and gentle readers. Ye be knowing...
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Scrap It For Parts
Over 20 plus years of gaming I have accumulated...
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The Importance of Failure
Two students train at a martial arts school. One...
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D&D Burgoo: Getting in touch with your wild side
This summer it’s been my good fortune to...
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Happy 1,000th Birthday, Gnome Stew (and the Golden Geek Awards)
Imagine, if you will, a geek dad who has a lot...
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The Tipping Point Campaign: A Model for Fun Fantasy Games
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