The Boot of Doom: One Cool Prop
This past Friday, Tom Bisbee (AKA Gospog) ran...
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Contributions to the Game: PCs are Focused, GMing is Expansive
My friend Don is really passionate about making...
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Musings, Collusion Kills and Excel Maps
To celebrate TT’s new three-column layout...
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What Good Improv Looks Like
At this weekend’s D&D game (in which...
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Welcome to the New Treasure Tables
For folks who don’t check TT over the...
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TT Overhaul: Nearly Done
A quick Sunday morning update, after installing...
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TT Will Be Weird this Weekend
I bit the bullet last night and updated my...
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Serious Intra-Party Conflict: Usually Not Sexy
It can be tempting to include or encourage...
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One-Shots: Take the Gloves Off
I was thinking about my all-time favorite...
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Incorporating a New PC: The Magellan
There are three reasons you might need to...
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How Much Do You Recycle Between Campaigns?
I’m back from Michigan but nowhere near...
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Co-GMing, Campaign Tips and the New Breed of GMing Blogs
For today, two GMing links and a smidgen of...
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Gaming Sessions: What’s Ideal, What’s Too Short?
Recently on TT we’ve looked at the longest...
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Adventure Notes: Read and Share
Commenting on Adventure Notes: One Page per...
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Great Campaigns: One Out of Three Ain’t Bad
This guest post by longtime GM and fellow GM-Fu...
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