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An interesting side topic came up in the...
Read More"Martin Ralya (TT)" is two people: Martin Ralya, the administrator of and a contributor to Gnome Stew, and a time traveler from the years 2005-2007, when he published the Treasure Tables GMing blog (TT). Treasure Tables got started in the early days of RPG blogging, and when Martin burned out trying to run it solo he shut it down, recruited a team of authors, and started Gnome Stew in its place. We moved all TT posts and comments to Gnome Stew in 2012.
Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 16, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Nature of GMing
An interesting side topic came up in the...
Read More“Refinement prep” is the final stage...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 14, 2007 | Common Problems, PCs
Jolly Blackburn’s excellent “Knights...
Read MoreIf you imagine the hooks and plot elements in...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 12, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
From what I’ve seen, there are two schools...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 11, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
I’m not a fan of taking calls during...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 10, 2007 | Nature of GMing
Inspired by TT forum member Rophan’s...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 9, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques, Players, Prep
Notes to the GM – What a Player...
Read MoreI’m not a big fan of game prep, and one of...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 7, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
To commemorate the end of my group’s...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 6, 2007 | Cons and Events, TT Info and News
As the 2007 GenCon countdown clock winds down...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 5, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
Handwaving can be a very useful GMing tool,...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 4, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
Sometimes, it’s good to play to your...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 3, 2007 | Approaches and Techniques
Over the years, both in your games and in other...
Read MorePosted by Martin-TT | Aug 2, 2007 | GMing Ideas
Particularly when you’ve gamed with the...
Read MoreHey you. Yeah, you. Do you know about Gnomecast 21? Why isn’t it in the archives? What are they hiding? If you value your safety… don’t go searching for Gnomecast 21…
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