Troy’s Crock Pot: Of Robin Hoods and Merry Men!
GMing for a party of first-level characters is...
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Author: Troy E. Taylor
Troy’s Crock Pot: Why does the dog bark?
Monsters have personalities. Dragons are...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: NPCs, meet me in St. Louis
In school, I opted for music and film...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Distilling Published Adventures
Published adventures are more abundant and...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: The Elusive DC Chase
In a recent session of Hoard of the Dragon...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Beowulf’s warning: “that sword has a story”
Sometimes listening to a podcast is a little...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Using the Grid for Social Encounters
As I run almost exclusively in the d20 fantasy...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Characters for a Thematic Game
Depending on the experience level of the players...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Change that pace, gross them out
Are your gaming sessions a little stale? Maybe...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Wonder of Chalklines
So I’m watching an episode of my new...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: “Five Room” Raid on the Bacchanal
In the spirit of “you can never have...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: A Taste of the Supernatural
Incorporating elements of the supernatural into...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Make Those Monsters Legendary, Again
Veteran game masters might fall into the trap of...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Home Is Where the Exit Is
On the map, those entrances to a dungeon level...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Keeping tabs on the fervor
Oh, those patron higher powers. So prickly. So...
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