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Can Old RPG Standbys Still Amaze?

by Martin-TT | Apr 12, 2007 | Encounters

If you’ve been gaming for long enough,...

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Campaign Builders’ Guild for Homebrewers

by Martin-TT | Apr 11, 2007 | Worldbuilding

The Campaign Builders’ Guild is a resource...

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Plot Storming Community

by Martin-TT | Apr 10, 2007 | GMing Community

Plot Storming is a new community geared towards...

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NPC Stats: Full, Partial or Loose?

by Martin-TT | Apr 9, 2007 | NPCs

I have a theory that when GMs stat out NPCs,...

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A Crucial Tenet of RPG Prep and Worldbuilding

by Martin-TT | Apr 8, 2007 | Prep, Worldbuilding

Campaign Details: When ‘a Lot’...

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Constructive Metagaming in RPGs

by Martin-TT | Apr 7, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Nature of GMing

There’s a fairly widespread attitude among...

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Wizards Offers Grants for College D&D Clubs

by Martin-TT | Apr 6, 2007 | Cons and Events

Back in January, Wizards of the Coast started a...

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When an Adventure or Character is “In Check”

by Martin-TT | Apr 5, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques

Here are two sentences that you might consider...

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Want Bored Players? Give Them Chores

by Martin-TT | Apr 4, 2007 | Improving Your GMing, Players

When you GM a campaign, it’s fine to make...

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Free Dungeon Tile Mapper

by Martin-TT | Apr 3, 2007 | Online Resources

The Wizards of the Coast website offers a free...

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Treasure Tables Guest Post Contest

by Martin-TT | Apr 2, 2007 | Cons and Events, TT Info and News

The Treasure Tables Guest Post Contest has just...

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Running RPGs You’d Rather Play

by Martin-TT | Apr 2, 2007 | Nature of GMing

Don, one of the other GMs in my regular gaming...

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Courtney Solomon to Direct Split-Screen Forgotten Realms Movie

by Martin-TT | Apr 1, 2007 | Cons and Events

Courtney Solomon, “acclaimed”...

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How I Lost My Play-by-Post Virginity, Part 2

by Martin-TT | Mar 31, 2007 | Campaigns

This is second installment of a two-part case...

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How I Lost My Play-by-Post Virginity, Part 1

by Martin-TT | Mar 30, 2007 | Campaigns

I moved from Michigan to Utah in 2004, and my...

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