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In the suggestion pot, Clem asks How about an...
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Category: Game Mastering
Waypoints: Shorten Your Game Prep with This Conceptual Tool
I have no idea if this concept has been floated...
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D&D Burgoo (4.0): A Howling Success?
Some could argue that the Fourth Edition...
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A Game Gone Right
Last week my game group had one of our most fun...
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House Rules: Supplemental Rules
One type of house rule is the supplemental house...
Read MoreEnding a Campaign: Taking My Own Advice
When I write GMing advice here on the Stew — and previously on...
Read More100-Word Solutions to GMing Problems: Forgetting to Prep
Welcome the first in an ongoing series here on the Stew: 100-Word...
Read MoreHouse Rules: Do You Need One?
When Dungeons & Dragons hit the shelves in 1974, the...
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D&D Burgoo (3.0): Making Your Magic Manifest
The Ghostwalk Campaign Option (2003, Wizards of...
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D&D Burgoo (4.0): A Real Bunch of Creeps
It’s a given that your October- or...
Read MoreSo You Want to GM a Roleplaying-Intensive Game, Part 4
This is the fourth and final article in this series — the home...
Read MoreThe Witching Hour is upon us! Time to get your witch on, or I’ll witch you in the witch!
October is upon us (by which I mean I’m writing this on the...
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Pulling Together
Sometimes you know it’s an off week, but...
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Laptops at the Gaming Table, Part 1 of 2
“Save vs. Blue Screen” It’s the 21st Century,...
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Short Sessions: Time-Saving Tips
Howdy! It’s been a while since I did a...
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