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I am in between campaigns, having just wrapped...
Read MoreA gamer for 30 years, Phil cut his teeth on Moldvay D&D and has tried to run everything else since then. He has had the fortune to be gaming with the same group for almost 20 years. When not blogging or writing RPG books, Phil is a husband, father, and project manager. More about Phil.
Posted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 28, 2019 | Game Making, Game Mastering, GMing Advice
I am in between campaigns, having just wrapped...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Jul 31, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
While I was at Queen City Conquest two weeks...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 26, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
This past week I was at Origins and doing my...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | May 22, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Last month I got on my soapbox about prep,...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Apr 26, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
A few weeks ago, I got all ranty on Twitter...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Feb 22, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Recently I was playtesting a new game with the...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Jan 25, 2019 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
January is the time of the year when I am often...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Nov 30, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
I am in the car on my way home from Thanksgiving...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Oct 19, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
It is fair to say that I have run a number of...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 28, 2018 | Reviews
Mix tapes, horror movies on VHS, magnetrine...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 24, 2018 | Design Journals, Game Making
There is a thing about designing a setting that...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Jul 27, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
Summer. It’s that time of the year, where...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Jun 22, 2018 | Game Mastering, GMing Advice
A few months ago, I posted an article on why I...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | May 9, 2018 | Reviews
When I was a kid, I saw the movie Goonies and...
Read MorePosted by Phil Vecchione | Mar 5, 2018 | Editorials, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
I grew up in the 1980’s when D&D came in two...
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