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Building a Game/Campaign is like Building a Computer
Maybe it’s just the fact that I’ve been knee...
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Pacing and Transitions
As a GM, pacing is one problem I often struggle...
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Inheriting a Game that You Played In — What To Do With Your Character?
Last Friday I took over the GM’s seat in a game...
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Hot Button: What is your Taboo?
I was playing in a D&D campaign a few years...
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The Concept of a Star Wars RPG Should Die in a Fire
I can’t stand playing in a Star Wars RPG....
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The Metal Dice Winner, Dungeonaday.com, and Open Game Table
Usually when I post contest results, I just post...
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Player’s Handbook 2 Preview: A Veteran GM’s Take on GMing and the PHB 2
A couple of weeks ago, Wizards of the Coast...
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TV Case Study: Lost
Hello, and welcome to the first TV Case Study....
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Johnny’s Five — Five Issues With Mental Powers
Yes, yes, I see that you’re thinking about...
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One of my favorite companies for RPG programs is...
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To Our Readers: Thank You!
Our GM’s Day contest (the prize: a set of...
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Gnome Rodeo: Saddle Up for GMing Links
Seven days until our article on the PHB 2 drops...
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Gnome Stew Has a Pre-Release Copy of the PHB 2: Article Coming on the 13th
Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast, Gnome Stew is...
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The Perfect GM?
Fang asks, What Makes the Perfect Gamemaster?....
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