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A Lightweight System for Random Encounters: d10+d10
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Generating a Year of Random Fantasy Weather Using Dragon Magazine #137
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The Cover and an Excerpt from the Foreword of Never Unprepared, the Stew’s Next Book
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A “Realistic Enough for Fantasy” Calendar
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