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Steampunk GMs, Meet Brass Goggles
Brass Goggles, which I learned about from Wired,...
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Organizational and Writing Tools for Macs
Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger recently...
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SLang: Adventure Writing Tool
TT reader clem emailed me about a free program...
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Ask Your Players to Spell Things Out
Jeff Rients has some great advice on the topic...
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FreeCountry: Tile-Based Fantasy Map Program
FreeCountry is a free fantasy mapping program,...
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Setting as Sandbox
John Kim’s post about thinking about...
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Two Hooks for Memorable NPCs
The next time you create an NPC, give them two...
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WoAdWriMo: It’s in the Air
Jeff Rients announced the Worldwide Adventure...
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What Was Your First GMing Session Like?
A simple question that can be answered many...
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Silly NPC Names: The Mockery Filter
Unless you’re deliberately aiming for...
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Micro-Prep: Little Bites of Organization
A simple GMing prep timesaver: Whenever you have...
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Community Building on TT
Yesterday on the forums, I posted an open call...
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How do You Handle Absent Players?
This coming weekend, my group will be playing...
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