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Campaign Worlds Should be Shaken, Not Stirred
In the same way that you should drive your NPCs...
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What’s the Longest Session You’ve Ever Run?
Back in 2004-5, I ran a D&D campaign for my...
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The Californication Principle
Alysia and I have gotten sucked into...
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Nonstop Pulp Action, HP Piles and Cartography
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Going Screenless Rocks
As promised, I went screenless for last...
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Building a Soundtrack for Your Game
For the Burning Empires pitch session I’m...
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GMs, Put Your Players First
If there’s a Treasure Tables philosophy...
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Using TT to Prep for a Game: A Case Study
The campaign I was running when I created...
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Notes on Alternating Games
I wrote about alternating games back in 2005,...
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How do You Craft a Good Pitch Session?
This Saturday, after fiending to run it for the...
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Called Shot to the Nuts
“I make a called shot to his nuts”...
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Pink Shirts at GenCon 2007
One final (?) GMing observation from this...
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Nope, We’re Not Doing That
When you present your players with a clear...
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Campaigns: Starting Up Again After a Hiatus
Tomorrow night, my group is picking up our...
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