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My wife is planning a “girl game...
Read Moreby Scott Martin | Jan 26, 2009 | GMing Advice
My wife is planning a “girl game...
Read Moreby Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 23, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
Happy New Year everybody! I thought I’d...
Read Moreby Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Jan 22, 2009 | GMing Advice
Are you running the game you wish you were...
Read Moreby Troy E. Taylor | Jan 21, 2009 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice
The gnome NPC just rolled a 1. Tracking down the...
Read Moreby John Arcadian | Jan 20, 2009 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice
I can’t remember the last adventure I ran that actually moved in a linear fashion. Often, I find that if I am running a pre-gen, or have built an adventure with a definite plan of execution, it ends up one of two ways. The players swing the story around like a rat flail, mangling the world until the story fits their play style (while I weep in despair over my beautiful creation), or I reign them in and keep them straight on the planned course only to find them not enjoying the game as much.
Read Moreby Martin Ralya | Jan 19, 2009 | Gnome Gnews
This past Friday, Wil Wheaton blogged about...
Read Moreby Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Jan 19, 2009 | GMing Advice
For such an important element of a game world,...
Read Moreby Scott Martin | Jan 16, 2009 | GMing Advice
The previous session of our campaign was a...
Read Moreby Troy E. Taylor | Jan 15, 2009 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Gnome Rodeo
A new year calls for a new campaign. And a new...
Read Moreby Martin Ralya | Jan 14, 2009 | Gnome Gnews
Gnome Stew is happy to announce the winners of...
Read Moreby John Arcadian | Jan 13, 2009 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
A common practice in teaching today is for the...
Read Moreby Patrick Benson | Jan 12, 2009 | Tools for GMs
As GMs we tend to create a “toolbox” for...
Read Moreby Troy E. Taylor | Jan 9, 2009 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice
Do you include Spotlight encounters – those...
Read Moreby Phil Vecchione | Jan 8, 2009 | GMing Advice
At some point all good things must end. Â The...
Read Moreby Patrick Benson | Jan 7, 2009 | GMing Advice
When I played my first tabletop role playing...
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