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Metagaming? Well, Actually…
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GNOMECAST #169 – Plot Seeds
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Pendragon 6th Edition Starter Set
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Quorum For Your Game
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Public Access, an analog horror game
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GNOMECAST #168 – Alex Thomas from Green Ronin
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40 Year Retrospective
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A Point On Social Contracts
Matt briefly discusses social contracts and how they interact with bad behavior.
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Worldbuilding Through Oneshots!
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Apocalypse Keys Review
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