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Choose Your Own TPK

by Martin-TT | Nov 10, 2006 | Campaigns

The PCs had ample warning that continuing on...

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Evil Overlord Recruitment Bureau

by Martin-TT | Nov 9, 2006 | TT Forums

Based on the level of interest in World Powers...

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GMing With ADD/ADHD

by Martin-TT | Nov 8, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Guest Posts

This guest post is from Amaril, who asked me to...

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Character Arcs for NPCs

by Martin-TT | Nov 7, 2006 | NPCs

In most games, each PC has their own arc of...

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World War Z and Monster Blood Tattoo

by Martin-TT | Nov 6, 2006 | Campaigns

Just recently, I’ve been reading books...

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Run Club and Revelations

by Martin-TT | Nov 5, 2006 | GMing Community

ars ludi continues to deliver quality GMing...

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Flip Through a Book, Build a World

by Martin-TT | Nov 4, 2006 | Worldbuilding

D&D’s Forgotten Realms setting is my...

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Win an Early Christmas Present from TT

by Martin-TT | Nov 3, 2006 | TT Info and News

It’s been awhile since we had a contest,...

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The Unblinking Eye: A Player Over Webcam

by Martin-TT | Nov 2, 2006 | Players

Back when I lived in Michigan, one of my players...

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World Powers and Big-Picture Plotlines

by Martin-TT | Nov 1, 2006 | Campaigns

I haven’t thought about this idea in...

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Flowchart for Espionage Games

by Martin-TT | Oct 31, 2006 | Genre Advice

Courtesy of Jeff’s Gameblog, a flowchart...

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OneBookShelf Rates and PDF Prices

by Martin-TT | Oct 30, 2006 | Online Resources

I usually steer clear of reporting gaming news...

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E.N. Publishing’s Fantasy Money

by Martin-TT | Oct 29, 2006 | Products for GMs, Props and Ambience

Fantasy Money is a PDF product from E.N....

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Campaign Settings: Expansive and Focused

by Martin-TT | Oct 28, 2006 | Worldbuilding

I haven’t nailed down the terminology, but...

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Party Leaders and Player Leaders

by Martin-TT | Oct 27, 2006 | PCs, Players

Having one PC act as party leader is pretty...

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