Change Your Campaign With Grace
Summer. It’s that time of the year, where...
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Stealth GMing
Stealth GMing Over the past few years my game...
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Adding a New Gamer to an Existing Group
For those of us who have gamed for a long time...
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The Art of Convention Game Descriptions
At its core, the art of writing convention game...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: World-building: Draw in those nations
A continuation of last month’s article, where we...
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Safety as Risk Management
A few months ago, I posted an article on why I...
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Creativity in Languages
 Having a common language between the staff at...
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Bringing Diversity To Our Imaginary Worlds
I remember the first time a player pushed a...
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The Usual Suspects: NPCs and You
I originally discussed this topic in an older...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: We don’t need a mapper, but …
Back in the day, like when polyhedrals were high...
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Why Relationships?
Two Intense Games, One More Intense Reaction...
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100 Overland Descriptors Table
This article is a companion piece to the earlier...
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Mashups & Conceptual Writing In Roleplaying Games Pt. 2
Featured image is of poet Edna St. Vincent...
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Yes, And; No, But
In writing fiction, a popular concept to make...
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The Edition Wars Inside My Brain
Did you hear the big gaming news last week?...
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