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When Dice Go Bad

by Martin-TT | Jul 24, 2006 | Nature of GMing

When dice go bad, there’s only one thing...

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Random Sci-Fi Scenario Generator

by Martin-TT | Jul 23, 2006 | Online Resources

Run by TT member drow, the demonweb features a...

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Why You Should Use Props in Horror Games

by Martin-TT | Jul 22, 2006 | Genre Advice, Props and Ambience

Props are a good thing in any RPG, but they...

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The Rule of No Fudge and the Rule of Tactically Interesting

by Martin-TT | Jul 21, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Encounters, Guest Posts

In a comment on The Tough Part About Tactical...

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Big Little Things: Powers that Change the Game

by Martin-TT | Jul 20, 2006 | PCs

In many RPGs, the PCs acquire new abilities...

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Rollin’ on d20s: New TT Shirt

by Martin-TT | Jul 19, 2006 | TT Info and News

My friend Darren Hardy put the finishing touches...

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Captain Packrat

by Martin-TT | Jul 19, 2006 | Organization

In the past, I’ve advocated not selling...

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Seven of the Worst Ideas in GMing History

by Martin-TT | Jul 18, 2006 | Nature of GMing

Treasure Tables is usually pretty upbeat,...

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The Tough Part About Tactical Encounters

by Martin-TT | Jul 17, 2006 | Encounters

In Throwaway Encounters, Chris Chinn examines...

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Adventure-Writing Tips from Dungeon

by Martin-TT | Jul 16, 2006 | Scenarios

Jonathan Drain, who writes Jonathan...

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Turn Watcher for Tracking Inititative

by Martin-TT | Jul 15, 2006 | Products for GMs

Turn Watcher looks like a simple way to keep...

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What Other RPG and GMing Sites Do You Read?

by Martin-TT | Jul 14, 2006 | Online Resources

I’ve always found that personal...

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When in Doubt, Hit It

by Martin-TT | Jul 13, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Common Problems

A lot of my early gaming experience — and...

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Itty Bitty Niche Products: How Small is Too Small?

by Martin-TT | Jul 12, 2006 | Products for GMs

Last night while browsing an RPG PDF store, I...

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Treasure Tables Turns One, and a Free PDF

by Martin-TT | Jul 11, 2006 | Organization, TT Info and News

As of today, July 11th 2006, Treasure Tables is...

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