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And the old Gnome Emeritus Walt Ciechanowski...
Read MoreWalt’s been a game master ever since he accidentally picked up the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set in 1982. He became a freelance RPG writer in 2005 and is currently the Victoriana Line Developer for Cubicle 7. Walt lives in Springfield, PA with his wife Helena and their three children, Leianna, Stephen, and Zoe.
Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Mar 8, 2017 | General, Hot Buttons |
And the old Gnome Emeritus Walt Ciechanowski...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Apr 7, 2016 | GMing Advice |
Greetings from the rocking chair of the...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Mar 21, 2016 | GMing Advice |
And so it ends. If there is one thing in common...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Feb 22, 2016 | Hot Buttons |
As a GM, one of the things I find most puzzling...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Feb 8, 2016 | GMing Advice |
Have you ever looked at the calendar and...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 11, 2016 | GMing Advice |
For my first article of the new year I decided...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 28, 2015 | GMing Advice |
It’s that time of year again. In these...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 14, 2015 | GMing Advice |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens this weekend....
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 2, 2015 | GMing Advice |
Usually when I have issues or problems with a...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Oct 19, 2015 | GMing Advice |
Recently I watched the season opener of Arrow...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Oct 5, 2015 | GMing Advice |
From the time I entered my first dungeon decades...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 21, 2015 | GMing Advice |
This past weekend was the first episode of the...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 8, 2015 | GMing Advice |
While reading “The Dreaming City”...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Aug 24, 2015 | GMing Advice |
Have you ever designed a long, intricate...
Read MorePosted by Walt Ciechanowski | Aug 10, 2015 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice |
This is the first of what I hope to be a regular...
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