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At the beginning of each prep session, before I...
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Create a One-Page Dungeon, Win a Dungeon’s Worth of Prizes
Friends of the Stew Phil the Chatty DM and...
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Modular Campaign Settings: Creating a Versatile, Reusable World
Over the years, I’ve met lots of GMs...
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Meeting The Corporate Mastermind: An Interview With James Norbury
Yesterday, I gave a review of the Corporation...
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A Review of Corporation RPG: Fast, Brutal, and GM Friendly
A Bit of Background The Corporation RPG was...
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Thank You, Dave and Gary
As many of you already know, Dave Arneson died...
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Piggy-backing a bit on yesterday’s Johnny’s...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Things You Can Do To Make Characters & NPCs Stand Out
Let’s face it, be they an NPC or a player’s...
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Starting a New Campaign: The Background-Independent Pilot Session
My regular gaming group of five includes four...
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James Cameron on Creating Fun RPG Adventures
Reading through the April ’09 issue of...
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I’m the “new bizarre game I found on...
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The Star Wars Arsonist Strikes Back!
In response to my article “The Concept of...
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Behind the Scenes: Previews of 26 Upcoming Gnome Stew Articles
We’ve enjoyed using our Gnome Stew...
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What Type of GM Are You?
Ever since I first read the Dungeoneer’s...
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