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GenCon 2016: Help Me, I’m Melting
So, this post is a little later than I would...
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Delaying the Eventual Death of Your Play-by-Post Game
Today’s guest article is by Osmond...
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THE BACK-UP GAME: FIELD REPORT 1
In a previous article, we looked at reasons for...
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Interview With Chris Birch About Star Trek Adventures
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Roll for Initiative
They are three magic words, as distinctive as...
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Welcome to Warehouse 141
In my last post, I went through the...
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Custom Player Encounter Type Deck
I don’t think it’s an earth shattering...
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Gnome Stew At Gencon
It’s that time of year again when Gen Con...
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CREATURE ROULETTE: A CASE STUDY
Ever just flip open your monster book at...
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Mini Review: Shadow of The Demon Lord and Interview With Robert J. Schwalb
Back at Origins 2016, I got a chance to sit down...
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When The Cats Away – Using NPC back stories for filler
Today’s guest article is by Nick M., who...
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Mini Review Monday – Chariot and Claustrophobia!
Lately, we’ve been getting a lot of...
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The Group You Want
A recent meme I saw floating around Facebook...
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Idle RPGs And Tabletop Game Time
I love me a good Idle RPG. For those of you not...
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