Fear Itself
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The Fallacy of the Clean Dungeon Sweep
A common behavior (at least at every table I’ve...
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THE ONLINE EDITION: THE BACK-UP GAME
Sometimes you don’t get a quorum. It’s no one’s...
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Johnny’s Five – New For The New Year
It’s a new year, 2016, and that means it’s a...
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Campaign, Interrupted
It’s that time of year again. In these...
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Read MoreTroy’s Crock Pot: Visiting Steffenhold (and free adventure)
Back in April, on my personal Facebook page, I’d...
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Poking at Lingering Wounds
For the most part, RPGs deal with damage in a...
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Hitting the Wall
A couple weeks ago, I lost it. The final straw...
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Wait… Why Exactly Do We Use Hex Maps?
As usual, rather than actually prep, I find it...
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WHAT A VIEW
Gamemasters don’t always get many...
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The Force’s Pull
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens this weekend....
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Location-Based Campaigns
I have recently started a Corporation campaign,...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: You’ve got your wargame in my rpg
As my home campaign of Tyranny of Dragons...
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Johnny’s Five — Getting The Most Out Of Fear And Wonder
Many stories have elements that defy...
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