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Dealing with Marquee Characters

by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 23, 2008 | GMing Advice

By default, players generally assume that all...

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D&D Burgoo: Magical Ethics

by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 23, 2008 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

Clem is stirring the Suggestion Pot with this...

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Why I Love Coming Up With Names

by Martin Ralya | Sep 22, 2008 | GMing Advice

I love names. As a player, naming my character...

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Healing Time Sets the Tempo

by Martin Ralya | Sep 19, 2008 | GMing Advice

Combat plays a significant role in most RPGs,...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: At the end of my Use Rope

by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 18, 2008 | Crock Pot

What’s the Crock Pot?Â Just a simmering bowl of...

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The Rambling Gnomes: New Character, Experienced Group

by Scott Martin | Sep 17, 2008 | GMing Advice

Here’s a question from frequent commenter...

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When the Canon goes off…

by Matthew J. Neagley | Sep 16, 2008 | Specific RPGs

I love to give my DM a hard time.Â It’s...

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New Site Feature: Newest Comments Page

by Martin Ralya | Sep 15, 2008 | Gnome Gnews

I’ve just added a new feature to the site...

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Compensating for Failure

by Scott Martin | Sep 15, 2008 | GMing Advice

Failure’s an important element in many...

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The Re-Gathering of Heroes

by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 14, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Gathering the party, even a party of veteran...

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Hot Button: The Bait and Switch

by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 12, 2008 | Hot Buttons, Tools for GMs

If you’ve gamed long enough, you’ve...

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Hacking the Game

by John Arcadian | Sep 12, 2008 | GMing Advice

I’ve got a player who loves D&D,...

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D&D Burgoo: Five Room Dungeon

by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 11, 2008 | Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Some friends drop in looking for an impromptu...

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Lessons From The Long Campaign: Setting Up An Epic Campaign

by Phil Vecchione | Sep 10, 2008 | GMing Advice

I am closing in on the 3rd anniversary of my...

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Fail? Can the world survive failure?

by Scott Martin | Sep 9, 2008 | GMing Advice

Von Bek has an excellent question about making...

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