Troy’s Crock Pot: Three Cues from Your Character Sheet
Looking for that hook to make your character...
Read MoreTroy's happiest when up to his elbows in plaster molds and craft paint, creating terrain and detailing minis for his home game. A career journalist and Werecabbages freelancer, he also claims mastery of his kettle grill, from which he serves up pizza to his wife and three grown children.
Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 14, 2014 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice
Looking for that hook to make your character...
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OK Game Masters, here’s the chance to drop...
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As GMs, we’re called upon to portray every...
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In the James Fenimore Cooper novel “The...
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One of the things that made Planescape work,...
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New games usually offer only a modest selection of monsters –...
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I’m in the mood to post about witches – those of...
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Trying to plan an upcoming adventure arc or just...
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One way a GM can put their stamp on an adventure...
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The fight against the kobolds is going well. The...
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I’m in the process of digesting Ultimate...
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Oh boy oh boy oh boy. That big Vampire box of...
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My first visit to Gen Con in 2005 was memorable...
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One of the concepts that has taken root in the...
Read MorePosted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 10, 2012 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice
Bringing a particular mood to a gaming table is...
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