RPGGeek: The Most Useful Tool You’re Not Using
This past week, I finished entering and rating...
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Category: Game Mastering
Your Players Are Your Fans–Treat Them as Such
While at Gen Con I met and hung out with some...
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From Con to Con: 2011 Edition
2011 proved to be an interesting year for me at...
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Campaign Mashups
Every year I’ve written a garage sale article...
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Gnome Stew Won the Silver ENnie for Best Blog!
With many thanks to our loyal readers and fans,...
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Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian on Writing — and GMing
I went to a book signing last night to see...
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Question: What’s more daunting than being sucked into a Bizzaro...
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In this episode I talk about what I am including in my GM’s kit for...
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D&D Burgoo (3.5/Pathfinder): Whiteboard’s growing appeal
I admit it. I’ve resisted using a mounted...
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Know Your Enemy
It’s easy to see a role-playing game as a...
Read MoreMasks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs PDF Now Available
If you’ve been waiting for the standalone PDF edition of our...
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The Smart Villain part 5: Gear
This is the final installment of our smart...
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Lessons From a Bad GM: Success, Unbeatable Situations, and Effort Versus Reward
Some GMs approach the players as their rivals in...
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Index Cards at the Table
This is part two of a two-part series on index...
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A Look at Downtime in RPGs and Board Games
This article looks at a parallel between RPGs...
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