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Luke Crane is the creator of Burning Wheel, one...
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Character Portraits for Your Game
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Which RPG Awards are Relevant to You as a GM?
There are a number of different RPG awards given...
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Gamer Culture and GMing
Joshua BishopRoby nails a lot of aspects of...
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Black Friday Savings on Gaming T-Shirts
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Earn Money GMing for Behemoth3
Behemoth3 has announced that they’re...
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5 Steps to Encourage a Player to Roleplay
I recently got an email from Jeff King asking me...
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Negative Reinforcing Loops in RPGs
Team blog attacks of opportunity has started a...
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Interview with Clinton R. Nixon
Clinton R. Nixon is one of the co-founders of...
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Long-Term vs. Short-Term Play
Over on anyway, Vincent Baker recently wrote...
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101 Days of D&D Project
Steven Jarvis (of sjarvis.com) has kicked off...
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Treasure Tables Joins the 9rules Network
I’m pleased to announce that Treasure...
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GM Workouts: Gimme Some Reps!
Awhile back, I saw a thread on EN World called...
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6 Constructive Complaints
John Kim has been thinking about what bugs him...
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