Gnomecast #144 – Player Roles
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Player Roles
When running a game, I ask for volunteers at the...
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Keeping the Old and Finding the New: 5 Gaming Phrases in Role-Playing Games (RPG)
I’m a word nerd. I’ve loved words since I...
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How to Overcome Writer’s Block (Tips for DMs and Wordsmiths)
Do you find yourself stuck when trying to come...
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Twilight Accord First Impression
I don’t think it would be a shock to say that...
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Doodling for GMs
Recently, I was taking this training class for...
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Gnomecast #143 – Get to Know a New Gnome: Lori Caskey-Sigety
Ang is joined by newest gnome Lori for another...
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Elements of Description
Game masters are the eyeballs, earholes,...
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Let”s make Stranger Things S04’s BBEG into a D&D monster
So I watched Stranger Things season 4. If...
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Ironsworn: Starforged Review
I sat down to think about how long it’s been...
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Gnomecast #142 – Extreme Survival Tips with Shawn Merwin
Jared is joined by special guest Shawn Merwin...
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What Game to Run?
“What do you want to play?” “I don’t know, what...
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Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying Game Playtest Rulebook First Impression
In the multiverse, there are an infinite number...
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Running An Improv Game
Something that is coming up for me (as I write...
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Gnomecast #141 – Rival Parties
Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas (again!) for a...
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