Author: Steve Rakner

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Steve Rakner

Avid tabletop enthusiast, Steve Rakner, has begun his journey into the dangerous game of RPG Blogs. He is the creator of the RPG Blog Community to connect RPG Bloggers together and to help each other to start promoting their work. He has aspirations to finish some of the RPG Tools that he currently has in development.

Making Music Mandatory

Posted by Steve Rakner | Jan 30, 2019 | Game Mastering, Tools for GMs

Not everyone uses ambient music during their...

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