House Rules: Supplemental Rules
One type of house rule is the supplemental house...
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Category: Game Mastering
Ending 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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Leave It To A Gnome To Tinker With The Idea Of GM Consulting…
Our very own Phil Vecchione (AKA –...
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GM, Thou Art Not A Game Designer!
I’ve been working on my own RPG system for...
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Lessons From The Long Campaign: Never Write The Ending
In my first installment of the Lessons From The...
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F.A.P.: The Problem Without Extradimensional Storage Space
While my first FAP post was about a big thing,...
Read MoreIt Came From The Stew Pot
Hey you. Yeah, you. Do you know about Gnomecast 21? Why isn’t it in the archives? What are they hiding? If you value your safety… don’t go searching for Gnomecast 21…
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