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“I’ll never be able to do this justice” Syndrome
Back in the year 2000, I played a Star Trek RPG...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Great Reasons That Toys Make Great Minis
It’s safe to say that I’m a bit of an easy sell...
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Learn to Say “No” to Your Players.
It seems everywhere you go that someone is...
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A Cthulhu Dinner Party, Part I
In two weeks my wife and I are hosting a dinner...
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Announcing Gnome Stew’s Second Book: Masks!
We’ve mentioned that we’re working...
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Who Will Game With A Gnome?
It is time for me to announce the three randomly...
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Kobold Quarterly Sale and Stories in the Ether
I received two emails recently about items I...
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Rule #1: Relax
When I was younger, I thought I could stand on...
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Super Heroes: the Most Narrative Genre?
The supers genre seems fairly straightforward....
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Prep-Lite Wireframe How To
In my last installment of Prep-Lite, I talked...
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Luke Crane, the creator of the Burning Wheel RPG...
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Game With A Gnome
An idea has buzzing about in my head for quite a...
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Friends and Gamers
“Never game with someone you wouldn’t count as a...
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Enabling Player Fun – Win Scenarios
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