Funerals in games
I attended a funeral this last week, which...
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Posted by Scott Martin | Sep 5, 2008 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs
I attended a funeral this last week, which...
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There are a lot of interesting ways to handle time and history in...
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When does a character’s story start? Books...
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Here’s something that is important for the...
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This post is inspired by John Arcadian’s...
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How do you and your group generate stats? A lot...
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I’ve stumbled on a number of interesting...
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When you first think of running a campaign,...
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Clem had a question in the Suggestion Pot:...
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We recently completed a five episode (plus...
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Clem asked about less special PCs in the...
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We need a backup game. My game group had to...
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Sektor asked this question in the Suggestion...
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“As you leave the train station, you...
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Phoenix came to town and was looking for a...
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