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Customizing an Adventure: Making Published Modules Your Own
Brcarl asked a couple of questions (1, 2) in the...
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The Rebound Game
Let me tell you a story. Late last year, I...
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10 Reasons Why Roleplaying Games Are a Positive Force for Kids and Adults Alike
Playing roleplaying games (often called...
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Wildly Different Culture Settings
Recently, I had a chance to play in a one-on-one...
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Fresh Stew in the Pot: Gnome Stew Redesign
My friend Darren Hardy, a professional graphic...
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RPGs Are Engines for Making Interesting Decisions
When you get right down to it, what is an RPG?...
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GenCon Registration 2009: RUBI System = Best Reg So Far
This will be my 10th GenCon (I started in...
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RUBI’s Big Day
We all love GenCon, but few of us can say that...
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Gnome Spotting – Gen Con Events
This year at Gen Con myself and fellow gnomes...
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Emerging Complexity for GMs: It Rocks for NPCs
It took me some time to get used to the idea of...
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Hey, You Wanted to Play the Cleric; Now You’re Stuck with It!
Recently we lost the party cleric in our regular...
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Hi, I’m Magesto. Let’s go kill some kobolds!
Raistlin50201 has a good question: How do you...
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