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Too Defined A Setting Can Prevent Player Creativity
My current play group, wherein I’m playing...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adding to the bookshelf
What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...
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Problem Players
A few months ago, Tazo asked in the Suggestion...
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Spotlight Review: EpicWords
Are you one of those gaming geeks who loves to...
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First Anniversary Contest: Win a Set of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles
To celebrate Gnome Stew’s one-year...
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The State of the Stew: Year One, May 2008 to May 2009
Today, Gnome Stew turns one year old — we...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five — Five Ways To Get Your Players On The Other Side Of The Screen
Troy’s article on Dave Arneson and Scott’s...
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Four Ways to Make Your Players Happy
Happy players (and remember, you’re a...
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System Promiscuity
I have played a lot of d20. I started right...
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Take another look at your group
Our group just launched a parallel game of...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Arneson had the heart of a player
What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...
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Hot Button: New Editions
No, this article is not about Ronnie, Bobby,...
Read MoreCollaborative World Building: Dawn of Worlds
My new campaign is starting this weekend, and my...
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