Make the Bugs Scary: Little Touches for Horror RPGs
This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM) is...
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Props for Everyone!
Random GMing idea #276: Ask each of your players...
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Modern and Post-Apoc Photo Essay
An Abandoned City is a nifty photo essay about...
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Why is It So Hard to Find Players?
My group is having a devil of a time finding new...
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Three Tips for Running Memorable Supers Games
This guest post by Patrick Benson (AKA VV_GM) is...
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What Qualifies as Twinking?
TT’s RPG glossary defines a twink as...
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Making Magic in Fantasy RPGs
This guest post by tsuyoshikentsu is the first...
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How Big is that Treasure Hoard?
In fantasy games, when the PCs slay the fell...
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Un-Fun PCs: When Retconning is Good
Retconning is often a last resort, but...
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One Sentence Character Cores
In The one sentence character concept maker,...
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The Hub: Home Sweet Base
Regardless of genre or system, it can be a lot...
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GMing with Pictures
This is a guest post by John Arcadian, of...
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Guest Posts: Genre Advice for GMs
I’d like to put out a call for guest posts...
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How to End a Campaign: On Indefinite Hold
This is the fourth post in our charmingly random...
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Using the Stuff in Boardgames
Alysia and I have a huge shelf full of...
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