Gnomecast #108 – Solo Gaming
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My Secret to Compelling Lore – Random Encounter Lists To Hook Into Setting Tropes
Random encounter lists have been around forever...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: An Unexpected Journey
So, the D&D Dungeon Master’s Screen...
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The Same, But Different
As most of you fine folks out there in Gnome...
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Rolling with Default (or Passive) Initiative
As I’ve begun to move back to D&D online...
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Gnomecast #107 – Grafting Rules Into Other Games
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Encouraging the use of scouts and divination
Dungeon delvers often get bogged down because...
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Scratching That Itch: The New Shiny
I have a great problem. I have too many RPGs and...
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Bringing the Merry Band Together: A Cause Worth Fighting For
Lots of tabletop RPGs spin tales of fantasy,...
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Talisman Adventures Fantasy Roleplaying Game Review
The game we’re looking at today is Talisman...
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For the Queen Review
This review is going to be a little bit...
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Intro to Israeli Theory – Your Game Doesn’t Have a Story
This is the third article in a series on Israeli...
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Gnomecast #106 – Learning New Settings
Join Ang, Di, and J.T. for a discussion about...
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When You Don’t Follow Your Own Advice
I wrote this article last summer, after running...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Evil’s in it for the long haul, why not the PCs?
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