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SLang: Adventure Writing Tool

by Martin-TT | Jan 26, 2007 | Scenarios, Tools

TT reader clem emailed me about a free program...

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Ask Your Players to Spell Things Out

by Martin-TT | Jan 25, 2007 | Players

Jeff Rients has some great advice on the topic...

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FreeCountry: Tile-Based Fantasy Map Program

by Martin-TT | Jan 24, 2007 | Tools

FreeCountry is a free fantasy mapping program,...

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Setting as Sandbox

by Martin-TT | Jan 23, 2007 | Campaigns, Worldbuilding

John Kim’s post about thinking about...

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Two Hooks for Memorable NPCs

by Martin-TT | Jan 22, 2007 | NPCs

The next time you create an NPC, give them two...

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WoAdWriMo: It’s in the Air

by Martin-TT | Jan 21, 2007 | Cons and Events

Jeff Rients announced the Worldwide Adventure...

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Free PDFs Galore

by Martin-TT | Jan 20, 2007 | Products for GMs

Need something to read, or a bit of spice for...

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What Was Your First GMing Session Like?

by Martin-TT | Jan 19, 2007 | Your GMing History

A simple question that can be answered many...

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Silly NPC Names: The Mockery Filter

by Martin-TT | Jan 18, 2007 | NPCs

Unless you’re deliberately aiming for...

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Micro-Prep: Little Bites of Organization

by Martin-TT | Jan 17, 2007 | Prep

A simple GMing prep timesaver: Whenever you have...

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Community Building on TT

by Martin-TT | Jan 16, 2007 | TT Info and News

Yesterday on the forums, I posted an open call...

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How do You Handle Absent Players?

by Martin-TT | Jan 15, 2007 | Players

This coming weekend, my group will be playing...

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GameCraft Forum: Focused on Play

by Martin-TT | Jan 14, 2007 | GMing Community

Founded by Levi Kornelsen, the GameCraft forum...

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Actual Play Archives

by Martin-TT | Jan 13, 2007 | Online Resources

Via My Play, I just found out about...

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Storyboard, Prep Tool and GM Screen

by Martin-TT | Jan 12, 2007 | Organization, Prep, Tools

The other day at the office, I got a catalog...

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