Author: Don Mappin

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Don Mappin

For nearly 30 years RPGs have been a staple of Donâ€™s life â€” so that means heâ€™s pretty old. Author of a dozen RPG books, Don has worked with companies such as ICE, Last Unicorn Games, Decipher, and AEG. He now spends his time working in IT management, enjoying his family and two children, or gaming.

You’ve Lost That Motherfudging Feeling…

Posted by Don Mappin | May 5, 2010 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

If you’ve kept abreast of the latest round of...

A GM’s Guide to the iPad, Part 3 (Video!)

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 9, 2010 | Gaming Trends, Reviews, Tools for GMs

We finish up our coverage of the release of the iPad and potential application at your gaming table, now with Gnome-O-Vision! It’s one thing to tell you about some of the things that the iPad can do, quite another to show it to you via Gnome Stew’s inaugural YouTube account.

A GM’s Guide to the iPad, Part 2

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 7, 2010 | Gaming Trends, Reviews, Tools for GMs

In this second installment of the features and...

A GM’s Guide to the iPad, Part 1

Posted by Don Mappin | Apr 5, 2010 | Gaming Trends, Reviews, Tools for GMs

In case you hadn’t heard, Apple released another...

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