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Video Gnoments, Episode II: GM’s Screens

by Patrick Benson | Nov 17, 2010 | Video Gnoments

Some GMs love them, and other GMs will not use...

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Mad Props II — AmmoCounters

by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Nov 16, 2010 | Reviews

“Life is like a box of ammo.” — Duke Nukem At...

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You May See The Stars, But Do You Recognize The Supporting Cast Members?

by Patrick Benson | Nov 15, 2010 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice

This year at Con on the Cob the gnomes Phil...

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Hot Button: To Meta Or Not To Meta?

by John Arcadian | Nov 12, 2010 | Hot Buttons

If you happen to do a search on the tag meta...

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What Makes A Hero?

by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Nov 11, 2010 | GMing Advice

"A hero is someone who has given his or her...

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Oh God I’m On Fire!

by Martin Ralya | Nov 9, 2010 | GMing Advice

As soon as I saw this comment from Chando42 in...

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A Beginner’s Primer on Probability

by Matthew J. Neagley | Nov 8, 2010 | Tools for GMs

Probability is so pervasive in the RPG hobby...

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Know Your Comfort Zone, Then Step Out Of It

by Patrick Benson | Nov 5, 2010 | GMing Advice

I am incredibly comfortable improvising an...

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What We Haul to Games, and How We Haul It There

by Martin Ralya | Nov 4, 2010 | GMing Advice

Over in the bubbling cauldron of scum and...

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Donate to the Bagram AFB Gaming Community: Help Our Troops Game

by Martin Ralya | Nov 3, 2010 | Gnome Gnews

A few days ago, we got an email from Jason, who...

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Johnny’s Five – Five Reasons To Overact Your NPCs

by John Arcadian | Nov 2, 2010 | Johnny's Five

Right before all of the Halloween craziness of...

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Troublemaker Player? Just Give Them The Rope & Show Them The Gallows

by Patrick Benson | Nov 1, 2010 | GMing Advice

So I told you about my Dread game at the local...

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Special Halloween Edition: Turn That Dial To 11!

by Patrick Benson | Oct 31, 2010 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Today is Halloween here in the United States,...

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The Players Just Gutted Your Plans, Now What Do You Do?

by Patrick Benson | Oct 29, 2010 | GMing Advice

Usually we Gnomes are the ones dishing up the...

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Last Chance to Vote for Eureka in the Golden Geek Awards!

by Martin Ralya | Oct 28, 2010 | Gnome Rodeo

The Stew’s first book, Eureka, is...

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