Fail? Can the world survive failure?
Von Bek has an excellent question about making...
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D&D Burgoo (4.0): Action point, smaction point
Swordgleam is looking at the 4E rules, and...
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Funerals in games
I attended a funeral this last week, which...
Read MoreOut in the Garden: Project Kobold Love
Phil “The Chatty DM” writes one of the best blogs for...
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D&D Burgoo (4.0): Room Search Free-for-all
Aegon is playing D&D 4E and he stirred the...
Read MoreFuture Gnomenclature Updates
Gnomenclature is an evolving document. As time goes on, old...
Read MoreGnomenclature: A Diminutive RPG Glossary
Okay, that’s not entirely true — what good would a...
Read MoreTroy’s Crock Pot: Moldy Dungeon II, the Wrath of Plaster
What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs,...
Read MoreThe Rambling Gnomes: How to Start a Side Game in the Shadow of an Epic Campaign
We got an email from Gnome Stew reader Cody Jones of...
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D&D Burgoo (3.5): Tiers for Fears
Most of the local terrain around my house is...
Read MoreFlashbacks and Short Stories
There are a lot of interesting ways to handle time and history in...
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Confessions of a Gen Con GM: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned
This year at Gen Con I ran three scheduled...
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Character Histories and Background
When does a character’s story start? Books...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: In the Land of the Little People
He’s a regular Becky HomeEc-y I like doing...
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From Con to Con: The Journey Ends
Hi all! I have to say that my sophomore Gen Con...
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