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Intro to Israeli Theory – Your Character Does Not Exist
For the past decade, the Israeli RPG theory...
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Gnomecast #105 – Playing in a Recorded Game
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion...
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Information Gaps – When The Information Runs Dry
In a recent game, my players reached an impasse....
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Tips for Players: Game Prep
Today, I’m mainly going to be talking to...
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Gnomecast #104 – RPGaDay Questions, Part 3
Join Di, John, and Phil for part 3 in a series...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Great Hall Conundrum
Troy’s Crock Pot: Great Hall Conundrum Big...
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Conventional Wisdom: My Weekend of Call of Cthulhu
This article originally appeared on my blog...
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Things Terrain Has Taught Me About Gaming (And Maybe Life?)
2020, for all that it’s been a nightmare blur of...
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Rebel Crown Review
There have been a lot of Forged in the Dark...
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The situation was all-too-familiar – the...
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Gnomecast #103 – RPGaDay Questions, Part 2
Join Jared, J.T., and Pete for part 2 in a...
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For the Lesbians of the Lake; Reviewing Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Loud! If there’s a single thing that...
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One-Shot Player Prep
For long-running campaigns, quite a few GMs will...
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Reach Out to Your Missing Gamers
Man, it’s been a year already, hasn’t it?...
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