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What Do You Want From a RPG Convention?

by Patrick Benson | Sep 9, 2009 | Gaming Conventions

Today I offer no advice, but instead I seek to...

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Railroading – It Encourages Nothing

by Patrick Benson | Sep 8, 2009 | GMing Advice

In a recent game that a friend ran we were...

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How To Make Skill Checks Not Suck

by Phil Vecchione | Sep 7, 2009 | GMing Advice

The skill check. Next to combat, the skill check...

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Dealing With A Player Who Wants It All

by John Arcadian | Sep 4, 2009 | Gnome Gnews

Years ago, with a different group than I run for...

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Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

by Patrick Benson | Sep 3, 2009 | GMing Advice

My greatest mistakes and achievements as a...

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MIA: How to Handle Missing Players

by Scott Martin | Sep 2, 2009 | GMing Advice

Sometimes the journey ends painfully: a...

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GM Spotlight: What Pathfinder Brings to the Table

by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 1, 2009 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Spotlight

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

by John Arcadian | Aug 31, 2009 | Gaming Conventions

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?

by Martin Ralya | Aug 29, 2009 | Gnome Rodeo

Gnome Rodeos are the Stew’s periodic link...

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Gen Con Wrap-Up II – Everything Else

by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Aug 28, 2009 | Gaming Conventions

Lots of random and silly stuff in this one, only...

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Spotlight Review: Instant GM I & II

by Patrick Benson | Aug 27, 2009 | Reviews

This year at Gen Con I attended a seminar given...

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation (GenCon 2009!)

by Phil Vecchione | Aug 27, 2009 | Gaming Conventions

Hello everyone.  I think I might be the last of...

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Closure: What Separates an Amazing Campaign from a Great Campaign

by Martin Ralya | Aug 26, 2009 | GMing Advice

Many GMs don’t think about how their...

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Nice Myth, Ugly Truth: Sandbox Games Are Better

by Patrick Benson | Aug 25, 2009 | GMing Advice

I hear people brag about their sandbox games....

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6 Rules for GMing Great RPG Events at Conventions

by Patrick Benson | Aug 23, 2009 | Gaming Conventions

This year I ran four RPG events at Gen Con. I’m...

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