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The Haiku Approach: Constrain to Inspire
In the same vein as the 20% rule for new...
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RPG Web Profiler: Store Character Sheets Online
Courtesy of Ramza on the TT forums, here’s...
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NPCs: Drive Like It’s a Rental
A perspective: NPCs exist to be fucked with by...
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Perilous Cliff Road of Doom
I give you the amazing Perilous Cliff Road of...
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GMing Community Project: Write About NPCs
After getting a host of good suggestions for...
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Wanted Posters for Fantasy Campaigns
Fantasy Handouts: Wanted Posters, from Ronin...
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Themed and Situational Playlists for Background Music
I spent a couple hours last night importing...
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Music: Give Your Campaign an Opening Theme
TV shows benefit enormously from having an...
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GMing on a Bad Night
When game night arrives and — for whatever...
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Starting Sessions with a Recap
Opening a session with a recap — a short...
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What to Do When Your Favorite RPG Goes Out of Print
This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM)...
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Interview with Wolfgang Baur
Wolfgang Baur has been writing RPG material...
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Engage Every Player
The latest installment of Save My Game, DM...
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