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Recently we at Gnome Stew were approached by Monte Cook Games,...
Read MoreFirst introduced to RPGs through the DnD Red Box Set in 1990, Matt fights an ongoing battle with GMing ADD, leaving his to-do list littered with the broken wrecks of half-formed campaigns, worlds, characters, settings, and home-brewed systems. Luckily, his wife is also a GM, providing him with time on both sides of the screen.
Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jun 18, 2015 | Specific RPGs
Recently we at Gnome Stew were approached by Monte Cook Games,...
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I was doing some prep recently (gasp no!) so I...
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So you’ll often read online or hear during...
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Here are some misfit robots for your game. They...
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It’s time for another short adventure. This one...
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I recently came across some old PDFs while...
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Dear game publishers, Listen, I get it: sex...
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Recently I was cleaning off my desk and found...
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Today I’d like to talk about adjectives. In case...
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For the past six years, every January I’ve...
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We here at the stew have a complicated...
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As promised, here is an example of the method...
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The new 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons has...
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