Martin Ralya

First Anniversary Contest: Win a Set of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles

Posted by Martin Ralya | May 12, 2009 | Gnome Gnews, Tools for GMs

To celebrate Gnome Stew’s one-year...

The State of the Stew: Year One, May 2008 to May 2009

Posted by Martin Ralya | May 12, 2009 | Gnome Gnews

Today, Gnome Stew turns one year old — we...

Four Ways to Make Your Players Happy

Posted by Martin Ralya | May 8, 2009 | GMing Advice

Happy players (and remember, you’re a...

Photo Review: D&D Heroes Miniatures and Official D&D Power Cards

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 30, 2009 | Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

My group is currently playing a D&D 4th Edition campaign, and I...

Gnome Stew’s Top 30 Goes Live

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 28, 2009 | Gnome Gnews

It’s been a long time in the making...

10 Reasons Why Roleplaying Games Are a Positive Force for Kids and Adults Alike

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 23, 2009 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice

Playing roleplaying games (often called...

Fresh Stew in the Pot: Gnome Stew Redesign

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 20, 2009 | Gnome Gnews

My friend Darren Hardy, a professional graphic...

RPGs Are Engines for Making Interesting Decisions

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 20, 2009 | GMing Advice

When you get right down to it, what is an RPG?...

GenCon Registration 2009: RUBI System = Best Reg So Far

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 19, 2009 | Gaming Conventions

This will be my 10th GenCon (I started in...

Emerging Complexity for GMs: It Rocks for NPCs

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 17, 2009 | GMing Advice

It took me some time to get used to the idea of...

Create a One-Page Dungeon, Win a Dungeon’s Worth of Prizes

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 14, 2009 | Gnome Gnews

Friends of the Stew Phil the Chatty DM and...

Modular Campaign Settings: Creating a Versatile, Reusable World

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 13, 2009 | GMing Advice

Over the years, I’ve met lots of GMs...

Thank You, Dave and Gary

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 8, 2009 | Gnome Gnews

As many of you already know, Dave Arneson died...

Starting a New Campaign: The Background-Independent Pilot Session

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 6, 2009 | GMing Advice

My regular gaming group of five includes four...

James Cameron on Creating Fun RPG Adventures

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 3, 2009 | GMing Advice

Reading through the April ’09 issue of...

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