Category: Hot Buttons

Emerging Problems with the Stewardship of Dungeons and Dragons

Posted by Jared Rascher | Jul 8, 2020 | Editorials, Hot Buttons

Depending on how closely you follow the RPG industry, you may or may...

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The Origin, Prejudice, and Secret Powers of the Vulgar Tongue

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Aug 12, 2019 | Hot Buttons

Cursing is an interesting part of our culture....

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Undeveloped Game Elements And Borrowing From Table Talk: Fair or Foul?

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Jan 3, 2018 | Hot Buttons

I was talking to a fellow GM recently and they...

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Hot Button: It’s Only a Game!

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Mar 8, 2017 | General, Hot Buttons

And the old Gnome Emeritus Walt Ciechanowski...

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Copyright In Gaming – The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

Posted by John Arcadian | Jun 3, 2016 | Game Making, Hot Buttons

You may have heard about the recent court...

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Hot Button – Red Herrings

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Feb 22, 2016 | Hot Buttons

As a GM, one of the things I find most puzzling...

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Mundane Magics

Posted by John Arcadian | Oct 1, 2015 | Hot Buttons

Ever since my long-ago teenage years, when I...

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Hot Button: The Moody Player

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jun 30, 2015 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

While proofreading the final draft ofÂ Focal...

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An open letter to game publishers: Please stop trying to make me feel like a Sleaze.

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Feb 18, 2015 | Hot Buttons

Dear game publishers, Listen, I get it: sex...

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Hot Button – Run or Play?

Posted by Angela Murray | Jun 20, 2014 | Hot Buttons

The discussion on how much we GMs should play...

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Hold the Sugar: Attitude in your MLP game

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Apr 1, 2014 | Hot Buttons

It’s pretty obvious that the My Little Pony game...

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I can be a better Game Master by…

Posted by John Arcadian | Mar 6, 2014 | Hot Buttons

“There is nothing noble in being superior to...

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Hot Button: Leaving a Player Behind

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 22, 2014 | Hot Buttons

If one of your players feels the need to drop...

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Hot Button – How Much Information Do You Need In Published Scenarios?

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 4, 2013 | Hot Buttons

I’ve always been a fan of the theory that...

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I Want A New Agent

Posted by Don Mappin | Nov 12, 2013 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

It’s accepted convention that the loss of player...

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