The Crusty Old Gnome: Back to Basic
I wanna go back and do it all over but I can’t go back, I know. — Eddie Money, “I Wanna Go Back” Can you make what’s old new again? Hi, all! It’s been seven years since this Original Gnome has...
Read Moreby Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 11, 2023 | General
I wanna go back and do it all over but I can’t go back, I know. — Eddie Money, “I Wanna Go Back” Can you make what’s old new again? Hi, all! It’s been seven years since this Original Gnome has...
Read Moreby Poddy Gnomington | Aug 16, 2023 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs
http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GC_170_Session0Redux_Final.mp3 Session 0. We’re doing it again. Why? Because it’s important. Why is it important? Because it helps groups understand who the characters they’re playing are, why the characters are doing what they’re doing, places...
Read Moreby Senda Linaugh | Aug 11, 2023 | General, Player Advice
Metagaming usually gets a bad rap. When people say “metagaming,” visions of know it all players who have read the Monster Manual cover to cover and memorized the stats, abilities, and weaknesses of every monster dance through our heads. Who wants to play with that person? Where is the fun in...
Read Moreby Angela Murray | Aug 4, 2023 | Gaming Conventions, General
Today is the second day of GenCon. I’m not sure what attendance numbers will be this year, but many conventions are starting to see numbers close to what they were getting in the ‘Before Times’ (i.e. before 2020). Thing is, I’m not going to be there and I’m okay with that. I attended GenCon...
Read Moreby J.T. Evans | Jul 17, 2023 | General
Let me set up my tale with some details: The Month: July, 1983 Location: Midland, TX The Weather: Cook Eggs On The Sidewalk Hot The Protagonist: J.T. Evans Protagonist’s Age: 10 years, 10 days Protagonist’s Mission: Navigate his Granny around town while she visits numerous garage sales...
Read Moreby Jared Rascher | Jul 10, 2023 | General
Long-time readers of my reviews (and bless all of you) may have picked up that I love modern urban fantasy and monster-hunting stories and games. When I first saw Apocalypse Keys, I knew I would pick it up at some point. Initially, I understood that it was like the Hellboy/BPRD comics, where you...
Read Moreby Kane Driscol | Jul 7, 2023 | General
By rolling on some specially-designed D4 tables, I can inject a few fresh twists into a scene whenever I need to spice things up and captivate my players again.
Read Moreby Jared Rascher | Jun 26, 2023 | General, Reviews
Like most people, there is a sharp contrast between my life before 2020 and after 2020. If you happened to read any of my articles before that time, you’ll notice several times where I mention that I wasn’t comfortable with VTTs and wasn’t likely to run games using that technology. Even before...
Read Moreby Andrew Christman | Jun 23, 2023 | General
So, let’s say you are in the market for a new tabletop game. It could be that your current campaign has concluded and you want to try something new, it could be that you’re tired of playing in the same genre, or it could be that your go-to just isn’t quite as fun as it was at one point (this has...
Read Moreby Angela Murray | Jun 16, 2023 | General
For an upcoming game, I’ve been working on a character that was born in Spain many centuries ago. As part of working up who she is, I have been pondering whether to try for an accent when roleplaying her conversations. This, of course, got me thinking about the murky waters of accents in RPGs, and...
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