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Gnomecast #46 – Gen Con 2018

by Poddy Gnomington | Aug 9, 2018 | Gnomecast

Join Head Gnome John for a series of short...

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Genre As A Tool For Meaning

by Kira Magrann | Aug 7, 2018 | General

Genre is a powerful tool. Fantasy, Horror, Sci...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: World building – Homeland

by Troy E. Taylor | Aug 6, 2018 | General

Our summer world-building exercise keeps zeroing...

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Dusk City Outlaws Review

by Jared Rascher | Jul 31, 2018 | Reviews

I think the heist story may occupy a special...

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Gnome Stew Notables – Lucian Kahn

by Kira Magrann | Jul 30, 2018 | Notables

Welcome to the next installment of our Gnome...

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Change Your Campaign With Grace

by Phil Vecchione | Jul 27, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice

Summer. It’s that time of the year, where...

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Gnomecast #45 – Actual Play in the World Today

by Poddy Gnomington | Jul 26, 2018 | Gnomecast

Join Ang, Jared, John, and Senda on Gnomecast...

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Stealth GMing

by Wen Reischl | Jul 24, 2018 | Convention Games, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Stealth GMing Over the past few years my game...

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Adding a New Gamer to an Existing Group

by J.T. Evans | Jul 23, 2018 | Game Mastering, Intro to Game Mastering

For those of us who have gamed for a long time...

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Actual Play, Character Death, and Fan Toxicity

by Angela Murray | Jul 20, 2018 | General

An interesting RPG related convergence happened...

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2018 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship

by Camdon Wright | Jul 18, 2018 | General

Some of us have the desire to create. Pictures,...

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Lands of Gold and Fire Review

by Jared Rascher | Jul 17, 2018 | Reviews

My first brush with 7th Sea was to see all the...

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Arcknight Spell Templates, Plastic Miniatures, & Map – Review and Giveaway

by John Arcadian | Jul 16, 2018 | Reviews

Last year at Gen Con, I was given a slew of...

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The Art of Convention Game Descriptions

by Wen Reischl | Jul 13, 2018 | Gaming Conventions, General, Tools for GMs

At its core, the art of writing convention game...

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Gnomecast #44 – Resisting the Shiny

by Poddy Gnomington | Jul 12, 2018 | Gnomecast

Join Ang, Camdon, and Phil on Gnomecast for a...

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