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Hot Button: Player Characters Should Never Be Killed

by Martin Ralya | Jul 12, 2010 | Hot Buttons

Reading a fascinating Guild Wars 2 design diary...

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Gnome Stew Nominated for the 2010 ENnie Awards

by Martin Ralya | Jul 9, 2010 | Gnome Gnews

OK, I kind of spoiled it in the title, but to...

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Read The Book, Meet The Gnomes

by Phil Vecchione | Jul 9, 2010 | Gaming Conventions

It’s possible that by now you may have...

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Long Campaigns, Story Arcs, and Being the Prairie Dog

by Martin Ralya | Jul 7, 2010 | GMing Advice

When you’re running a longer campaign,...

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Transportation – Giving The Group A Ride

by John Arcadian | Jul 6, 2010 | GMing Advice

Thank you for flying Gnome Airlines today. ...

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Tiny Proto Robot Makes Killing PCs Easier, or Gaming Apps For The Geek On The Go

by John Arcadian | Jul 1, 2010 | Tools for GMs

trisj asks a very good question over in the...

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The Only Good Drow is a Dead Drow

by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 30, 2010 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

Recently, Jared von Hindman wrote an article for...

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Gnome Stew’s Book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots, Is Now Available for Preorder! (Plus: Win Custom-Made Dice!)

by Martin Ralya | Jun 28, 2010 | Tools for GMs

Preorders for Gnome Stew’s first book,...

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Skype At The Game Table: A Primer

by Phil Vecchione | Jun 25, 2010 | GMing Advice

For many of us older gamers, we have gamed with...

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Splitting the Party

by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Jun 24, 2010 | GMing Advice

“…to boldly go where no man has gone before.”...

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The Surprising Impact of Encounter Type

by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 23, 2010 | GMing Advice

Encounter types are one of the variables with...

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Eureka Sample #5: Horror Plots — and Preorders Open June 28th!

by Martin Ralya | Jun 22, 2010 | Gnome Gnews

Eureka Preorders We’ll be opening up...

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The Kobold Guide to Game Design, Volume III: Thinking About Design Can Make You a Better GM

by Martin Ralya | Jun 21, 2010 | Spotlight

Despite the well-known enmity between gnomes and...

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The Eureka Proof is in the House! Pictures Inside…

by Martin Ralya | Jun 18, 2010 | Gnome Gnews

The Eureka proof arrived tonight, and after...

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Fair or Foul: Unexpected GM Fiat

by Walt Ciechanowski | Jun 18, 2010 | GMing Advice

I was playing in a Shadowrun adventure where one...

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