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MIA: How to Handle Missing Players
Sometimes the journey ends painfully: a...
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GM Spotlight: What Pathfinder Brings to the Table
This past GenCon, Paizo Publishing released the...
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Gencon’s VIG Program — The Way You Should Do Gencon — Plus Interview With VIG Director, Rachel Araucto
This year’s Gencon was my second year attending....
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Gnome Rodeo: Nifty Links, Plus: Want to Make Money in the RPG Industry?
Gnome Rodeos are the Stew’s periodic link...
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Gen Con Wrap-Up II – Everything Else
Lots of random and silly stuff in this one, only...
Read MoreSpotlight Review: Instant GM I & II
This year at Gen Con I attended a seminar given...
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation (GenCon 2009!)
Hello everyone. I think I might be the last of...
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Closure: What Separates an Amazing Campaign from a Great Campaign
Many GMs don’t think about how their...
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Nice Myth, Ugly Truth: Sandbox Games Are Better
I hear people brag about their sandbox games....
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6 Rules for GMing Great RPG Events at Conventions
This year I ran four RPG events at Gen Con. I’m...
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Gen Con Wrap-Up I – RPGs
Normally I don’t actually game much at Gen Con,...
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From Con to Con: 2009 edition
Last year I wrote a series of articles on my...
Read MoreChallenge and Complexity Does Not Equal Drama And Action
As gamers we tend to think of high mechanical...
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Hot Button: Pre-Gen Characters
I’ve been to three gaming conventions...
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