Johnny’s Five – Five Things I Learned To Incorporate Into Games Because I Moved
As is often the case, inspiration for my...
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Category: Gaming Trends
Organizations – Going Against The Grain
Whenever I read through a splatbook and read...
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The Dark, Secret Roots of Gaming And Ponydom
 I’ve been a brony since around season 2. It...
Read MoreShared Experiences Across Groups
I was reading some old posts on Apathy Games the other day and I...
Read MorePaper or Plastic?
Your supermarket may still make the option available but for a few...
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Shopping for the Roleplayer in Your Life
If you know a roleplayer, it can be hard to...
Read MoreTroy’s Crock Pot: D&D Next Scratches the Monster Itch
New games usually offer only a modest selection of monsters –...
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A Moment of Silence
This afternoon, after several weeks of waiting,...
Read MoreThe Constant GM?
I’ve a fondness of a quote by Carlos Fuentes, “Writing is a struggle...
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Breaking Canon For A Better Experience
I am going to disclaim 2 things before...
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Thinking About The Characters’ Costumes
With Halloween having just passed, many...
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Johnny’s Five–Five Reasons To Consider Adding Firearms Into Your Fantasy Setting
This is likely to be a very grognard unfriendly...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adventures in Fixed Points in Time and Space
One of the concepts that has taken root in the...
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Coming Soon: Aspyrias, the Deck Building RPG?
Who put their card game in my RPG? It may not be...
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Enabling Player Fun – Giving Your Players Freebies
Kevin: Ok, I’ll use a spell to purify the...
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