Eureka Sample #5: Horror Plots — and Preorders Open June 28th!
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The Kobold Guide to Game Design, Volume III: Thinking About Design Can Make You a Better GM
Despite the well-known enmity between gnomes and...
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The Eureka Proof is in the House! Pictures Inside…
The Eureka proof arrived tonight, and after...
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Fair or Foul: Unexpected GM Fiat
I was playing in a Shadowrun adventure where one...
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World Building: Monsters and Myths
There are a lot of takes on monsters and myth in...
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Players build their characters’ classes, skills, and special powers based on what they want to do in the game
In a previous article on running a game with...
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Hot Button: Cheating
One of the issues any GM must deal with at some...
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Eureka Sample #4: Art, Baby!
With our upcoming book, Eureka: 501 Adventure...
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Tricky GMing Situations: Taking the Reins
The other day, I was thinking back to the last...
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Eureka is Now at the Printer
From the Engine Publishing blog: As of 10:36 pm...
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Why Margins Are So Cool
Recently, I have found myself gravitating...
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First Time GM: Establishing the Ground Rules
First Time GM is a series of articles dedicated...
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Jump Starting a One-Shot with the Familiar
When I’m not sitting behind a screen or...
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Running A Minimal Prep Game
A few weeks ago I was preparing for running...
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Eureka Sample 3: The GMing Chapter
This week’s sample from Gnome Stew’s...
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