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Treasure Tables RPG Glossary: 216 Terms
After putting out a call for glossary...
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Have You Ever Padded a Session?
Whether due to lack of prep (“Crap,...
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Initiative: Tips, Tricks and Fundamentals
Nearly every RPG uses an initiative system for...
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Looking for Players?
After exchanging a few emails with Peter...
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Double Features
Last night, my group’s Stargate SG-4...
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Creating and Running Guide NPCs
Issue #349 of Roleplaying Tips has some great...
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What’s the Longest Campaign You’ve Ever Run?
The “standard” model of the...
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Fantasy Campaign Tools from Arr-Kelaan Software
Arr-Kelaan Software has seven GM-oriented...
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A Template for Writing Location Descriptions
This guest post by John Arcadian of Silvervine...
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Creating Immersive Descriptions
No matter what system you’re playing, or...
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NearbyGamers: Find Players with Google Maps
TT reader clem emailed me about NearbyGamers, a...
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Big, Hairy, Audacious Campaigns
Gerald Cameron recently linked me to an...
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If Only: GMing Regrets
Over on Abulia Savant, my friend Don Mappin has...
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Glossary of GMing Terms 2.0
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