The 7 RPGs You’ve GMed the Most, and the 7 RPGs You’ve Played the Most
Over on Google+ someone started the meme #7rpgs,...
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Category: Crock Pot
How Do You Pitch a New Game to Your Players?
Over the past few years, it’s become clear...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adventures in Fixed Points in Time and Space
One of the concepts that has taken root in the...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Say It Again, Sam
Bringing a particular mood to a gaming table is...
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Forget Your First RPG — What Was Your First Setting as a GM?
Looking back at the first game you played, or...
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Forget the Game
I struggle with today. I am sure that I am not...
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They Can’t See the Wires
…and even if they can, they’ll just ignore them....
Read MoreHalfway to NYNG 2013: Have You Run Any New Games This Year?
This past January, we launched the first annual New Year, New Game...
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Try one of THESE Settings:
Here are links to four rather odd maps:...
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Please Vote for Gnome Stew in the 2012 Site of the Year Awards — Today Only
Gnome Stew is up for consideration in the 2012...
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Things I Learned while “Inking” 14 GameScience Dice with a Crayon
In preparation for the release of the upcoming...
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The Loner PC, the Problem Player, & My Mistake
I am not offering any GMing advice today....
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D&D, Social Skills, and the Zen of Roleplaying Games
Today’s guest article was written by Gnome...
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The First Annual New Year, New Game Contest: A Challenge to GMs
Welcome to the first annual New Year, New Game...
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Our First-Ever Blog Carnival: New Year, New Game
As part of our first annual New Year, New Game...
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