Skipping Stones: RPGs Without Conflict
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Pathfinder Playtest Review, Part 1
The big news from the Paizo arena is, of course,...
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Testing The Float Test: Comparison VS Chi-Square
Recently I came across another video featuring...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Two Pages That’ll Save Your Session
The big, bad villain. Â You know, your Black...
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Gnomecast #48 – Meet a New(ish) Gnome: Taylor LaBresh
Join Ang and get to know the not-so-new Gnome...
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Trouble for Hire Review
My brother and I had a weird ritual when I was...
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The Creative Gaming Slump
No matter how much you love gaming, inevitably...
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The Gift My Character Gave Me: Knowing Myself
Today’s post is a very personal one addressing...
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LACE Quotient
Three days from the time of this article going...
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Design Flow: It’s Your Game Now
There is a thing about designing a setting that...
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Gnomecast #47 – Gaming in the Great Outdoors
Join Ang, Taylor, and Troy on Gnomecast for a...
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Scum and Villainy Review
There is something about space opera that just...
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Gnome Stew Notables – Donna Prior
Donna “Danicia” Prior is the Sparkly...
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When I play an RPG, it’s all about the story....
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A Sampling of Actual-Play RPG Podcasts
Today’s guest article is a follow up to...
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