A Point On Social Contracts
Matt briefly discusses social contracts and how they interact with bad behavior.
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Worldbuilding Through Oneshots!
A short chat about using oneshots for worldbuilding!
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GNOMECAST #167 – Parties…like the ones you dance at
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Your Problem-Solving Space
In a recent episode of Panda’s Talking Games, my...
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Modern Morale
In older editions of D&D, there were checks...
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The Quantum Ogre
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The Twenty-one Forms Of The Five Room Dungeon
A decade-ish ago, I wrote an article entitled...
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A Simple Systemless System to Solve Story SOMO
S.O.M.O. (so•mo) | noun: Scared of Missing Out....
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GNOMECAST #165 – Scheduling Difficulties
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Supplements – Got To Catch Them All
I am gearing up for my new Cyberpunk Red game...
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GNOMECAST #163 – Collaborative World Building
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Run Your Campaign Like a Romance Novel
I don’t want to talk about Luke Skywalker...
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Narrow and Broad Games
As my Night’s Black Agents game is heading into...
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GNOMECAST #162 – Hex Crawls
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The Power of Conceptualization
I am a person who thinks a lot about game prep....
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